Where have I been all these years? I always thought that the Immaculate Conception, since it is our patronal feast, is ALWAYS a Holy Day of Obligation.
We had holy days during the week for decades and now we have vigil Masses, evening Masses, etc. I think the number of people from whom it is truly an extraordinary difficulty to attend Mas…
Where have I been all these years? I always thought that the Immaculate Conception, since it is our patronal feast, is ALWAYS a Holy Day of Obligation.
We had holy days during the week for decades and now we have vigil Masses, evening Masses, etc. I think the number of people from whom it is truly an extraordinary difficulty to attend Mass is in the minority. The "helping professions" and "service jobs" have always been exceptions.
I'm sure that varies a lot by location. If you live and work in a rural area, you might not have time to drive to the one Catholic church in the county and get to work on time while also taking care of family commitments. It would be nice if we all took vacation days on HDOs but not everyone here in the US gets sufficient paid time off.
Where have I been all these years? I always thought that the Immaculate Conception, since it is our patronal feast, is ALWAYS a Holy Day of Obligation.
We had holy days during the week for decades and now we have vigil Masses, evening Masses, etc. I think the number of people from whom it is truly an extraordinary difficulty to attend Mass is in the minority. The "helping professions" and "service jobs" have always been exceptions.
I'm sure that varies a lot by location. If you live and work in a rural area, you might not have time to drive to the one Catholic church in the county and get to work on time while also taking care of family commitments. It would be nice if we all took vacation days on HDOs but not everyone here in the US gets sufficient paid time off.
That's correct. I lived in a rural area.