The Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God is a Holy Day of Obligation. Start your New Year right by resolving to attend Mass on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation in 2025. The Mass schedule in Saint Michael’s Parish is:
Tuesday, December 31st
5:30 pm Vigil Mass, St. John Nepomucene Church
Wednesday, January 1st
9:30 am Mass, St. Michael Church
Holy Days of Obligation (From Loyola Press)
The Holy Days of Obligation are the days other than Sundays on which we celebrate the great things God has done for us through Jesus and the saints. On Holy Days of Obligation, Catholics attend Mass.
Six Holy Days of Obligation are celebrated in the United States.
January 1—Mary, Mother of God
Fortieth day after Easter—Ascension
August 15—Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 1—All Saints
December 8—Immaculate Conception
December 25—Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ