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Our Year with God: A Child's Introduction to Catholic Holy Days and the Liturgical Year (Great Teacher's Resource!)
Natalie Kadela (Paperback) Pauline Books Media 2002-01
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El Dia de los Muertos is the Mexican day of the dead. What I need to know is what American holiday and what Catholic holy day it corresponds to. Thanks [:
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated on the Catholic holy days All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2).
Some aspects of the Day of the Dead are somewhat non-Christian. One of these is the belief that the souls of children are believed to return first on November 1, with adult spirits following on November 2.
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It used to be that years ago holy days were made to be days off from catholic school so that kids will be able to go to Mass for that day. This day and age the schools are realizing that these kids are not doing that anymore so are deciding to bring back these days as part of school. All Saints Day, The Assumption.. are examples of these days.
Of course parents and kids are complaining that they want or need the days off. Do you think they should remain closed for school or have them back to school as the kids don't use them for Mass.
Years ago, more moms were at home, too. Not the case today.
The majority of Catholic schools share a campus with, or are otherwise very near, the parish church -- and students can go to Mass on holy days as a part of the school day. Most in my area go in groups to the mid-morning and/or noon Masses.
If it's left up to the kids whether to go or not, of course, they probably won't -- day off, or no day off. But if it's expected of them by the school AND their parents, they will.
Is this determined by the Pope, The Holy See, The College of Cardinals, diocease bishops, or parish priests?
The Roman calendar is under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Vatican, under instruction from the documents of the Second Vatican Council. But regional councils of bishops have some latitude in assigning the observance of holy days, and individual bishops may grant dispensations as they see fit when the obligation poses a difficulty, such as feasts that occur the day before or after Sunday.
Although Epiphany is normally observed on January 6th, the United States observes it on the Sunday after January 1st. And in the Western U.S., Ascension Day is the 7th Sunday of Easter, instead of the Thursday before as in most other places. Certain countries observe obligatory holy days that others do not because of patron saints associated with them. But ultimate responsibility for the calendar resides with Rome.
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Holy Days of Obligation are feasts on which Catholics are required to assist at Mass.
In the United States these are:
• Christmas, the Nativity of Jesus, December 25
• Mary Mother of God, January 1
• Ascension of the Lord, forty days after Easter
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15
• All Saints' Day, November 1
• Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, December 8
Every Sunday is considered a Holy Day of Obligation. Therefore Holy Days that are always on Sundays like Easter are not listed.
Outside the United States, cultural variations of Holy Days may occur.
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Its for a school project and im having trouble finding answers >.<
I need all the Catholic holy days celebrated in December.
Please Help!
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So far I have:
December 8~ Imaculate Conception
December 12~ Our Lady of Gudalupe
December 25~ Birth Of Jesus
any others?
December 26 St. Stephen's Day
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