January 1 not Holy Day of obligation this year

[WarriorAngel]

Each year, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. While it is a holy day of obligation most years, in 2024, it will not be a holy day of obligation. Therefore, the faithful in the United States are not required to attend Mass during this solemnity.

Why Is January 1 Sometimes a Holy Day of Obligation and Sometimes Not?

January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, may be a holy day of obligation in one U.S. diocese, but not in another. What's going on? Find out here.

www.catholic.com

 

[chevyontheriver]

Each year, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. While it is a holy day of obligation most years, in 2024, it will not be a holy day of obligation. Therefore, the faithful in the United States are not required to attend Mass during this solemnity.

Why Is January 1 Sometimes a Holy Day of Obligation and Sometimes Not?

January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, may be a holy day of obligation in one U.S. diocese, but not in another. What's going on? Find out here.

www.catholic.com

I think I'll go anyway.

 

[WarriorAngel]

I think I'll go anyway.

I thought about it but they have it as a daily Mass [one Mass at 8:30 AM]
Not feeling chipper, I decided it's best to not go.

I sit [stand] in the back away from folks - to avoid coughing so much on people.

 

[chevyontheriver]

I thought about it but they have it as a daily Mass [one Mass at 8:30 AM]
Not feeling chipper, I decided it's best to not go.

I sit [stand] in the back away from folks - to avoid coughing so much on people.

Mine was 9 AM. I woke up at 8:40 AM but I made it.

 

[fide]

Each year, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. While it is a holy day of obligation most years, in 2024, it will not be a holy day of obligation. Therefore, the faithful in the United States are not required to attend Mass during this solemnity.

Why Is January 1 Sometimes a Holy Day of Obligation and Sometimes Not?

January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, may be a holy day of obligation in one U.S. diocese, but not in another. What's going on? Find out here.

www.catholic.com

My wife and I assumed it was an obligation - we heard no announcement otherwise - and we participated, but would have anyway. I did wonder that there were so few in attendance - maybe they all got the message. We normally have 4 scheduled English Masses per Sunday, and the fact that only 1 (one) was scheduled today did seem strange - and the church was far from full - now it makes more sense: the Mass was not under obligation.
That all makes me sad, that a special and solemn Feast in honor of Mary, Mother of God, was so poorly received. Marian devotion in the ("civilized") West is so...... "optional".