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Holy Days Of Obligation

January 1Solemnity of Mary Our Queen
Ascension Thursday40 Days after Easter
August 15Feast of the Assumption of Mary
November 1All Saints' Day
December 8Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25Christmas

Holy days of obligation are special feasts on which Catholics who have reached the age of reason (age 7) are seriously obliged, as on Sundays, to assist at Mass and to avoid unnecessary work.

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