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Holy Days of Obligation

The following lists provide the dates of the Holy Days of Obligation and moveable feasts for the United States. The first lists the dates for the six Holy Days of Obligation observed in the United States; the second lists the dates of the moveable feasts (holy days whose dates change from year to year).

Holy Days of Obligation 2023
Sundays (including Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Pentecost, etc.) are always obligatory.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Sunday, January 1)
Ascension of the Lord (Thursday, May 18 - *Celebrated Sunday, May 21)

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Tuesday, August 15)
All Saints Day (Wednesday, November 1)
Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary (Friday, December 8)
Christmas (Monday, December 25)

Moveable Feasts 2023
Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, February 22)
Palm Sunday (Sunday, April 2)
Holy Thursday (Thursday, April 6)
Good Friday (Friday, April 7)
Holy Saturday (Saturday, April 8)
Easter Sunday (Sunday, April 9)
Divine Mercy Sunday (Sunday, April 16)
Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, May 28)
Trinity Sunday (Sunday, June 4)
Corpus Christi (Sunday, June 11) The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday, June 16)
All Souls' Day (Thursday, November 2)
* All Souls' Day Mass of Remembrance will take place Sat, November 4 at 9 AM
First Sunday of Advent (Sunday, December 3)

Cycles - Lectionary for Mass
Sunday Cycle - YEAR A - November 27, 2022 to November 26, 2023
Weekday Cycle - CYCLE I - January 10 to February 21, 2023; May 29 to December 2, 2023
Sunday Cycle - YEAR B - December 3, 2023 to November 24, 2024


Holy Days of Obligation 2024
Sundays (including Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Pentecost, etc.) are always obligatory.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Monday, January 1) - When a feast falls on either a Monday or a Saturday the obligation is removed.
Epiphany of the Lord (Sunday, January 7)
Ascension of the Lord (Thursday, May 9 - *Celebrated Sunday, May 12)
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Thursday, August 15)
All Saints Day (Friday, November 1)
Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary (Monday, December 9) - When December 8 falls on a Sunday (in 2024, 2030, 2041, etc.), the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday, December 9, and the obligation to attend Mass is removed.
Christmas (Wednesday, December 25)

Moveable Feasts 2024
Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, February 14)
Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 24)
Holy Thursday (Thursday, March 28)
Good Friday (Friday, March 29)
Holy Saturday (Saturday, March 30)
Easter Sunday (Sunday, March 31)
Divine Mercy Sunday (Sunday, April 7)
Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, May 19)
Trinity Sunday (Sunday, May 26)
Corpus Christi (Sunday, June 2) The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday, June 7)
All Souls' Day (Saturday, November 2)
* All Souls' Day Mass of Remembrance will take place TBD
First Sunday of Advent (Sunday, December 1)

Cycles - Lectionary for Mass
Sunday Cycle - YEAR B - December 3, 2023 to November 24, 2024
Weekday Cycle - CYCLE II - January 9 to February 13, 2024; May 20 to November 30, 2024
Sunday Cycle - YEAR C - December 1, 2024 to November 23, 2025


Holy Days of Obligation in the United States:

  • Mary, Mother of God (always celebrated January 1, but if this occurs on a Saturday or a Monday there is no obligation to go to Mass)
  • Epiphany (this has been permanently translated to the first Sunday after January 1)
  • *Ascension (this is celebrated on different days depending on which ecclesiastical province you live in; a few provinces celebrate it on the traditional date, which is the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter, but most provinces in the U.S. have transferred it to the seventh Sunday of Easter.)
  • The Body and Blood of Christ (this has been permanently translated to the second Sunday after Pentecost)
  • Assumption of Mary (always celebrated August 15, but if this occurs on a Saturday or a Monday there is no obligation to go to Mass)
  • All Saints (always celebrated November 1, but if this occurs on a Saturday or a Monday there is no obligation to go to Mass)
  • Immaculate Conception of Mary (always celebrated December 8)
  • Christmas (always celebrated December 25)