Sunday, on which by apostolic tradition the paschal mystery is celebrated, must be observed in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation. The Faithful are reminded that the following Feasts are Holy Days of Obligation upon which it is binding of the Faithful to hear Mass.
Holydays of Obligation 2025
- All Sundays: Every Sunday is a Holy Day of Obligation.
- January 1, Wednesday: The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- January 6, Monday: The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- February 2, Sunday: The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- March 5, Wednesday: Ash Wednesday*
- April 13, Sunday: The Triumphant Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday).
- April 17, Thursday: Maundy Thursday.
- April 18, Friday: Good Friday.
- April 19, Saturday: Holy Saturday.
- April 20, Sunday: The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Easter Sunday).
- May 29, Thursday: The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- June 8, Sunday: Pentecost Sunday.
- June 15, Sunday: The Most Holy & Blessed Trinity.
- June 19, Thursday: Festum Sanctissimi Corporis Christi (Corpus Christi).
- June 29, Sunday: The Holy Apostles SS Peter & Paul.
- August 15, Friday: The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary).
- November 1, Saturday: All Saints’ Day.
- November 2, Sunday: All Souls’ Day.
- November 30, Sunday: The First Sunday of Advent.
- December 8, Monday: The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary*
- December 25, Thursday: The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Christmas).
- January 1, Thursday (2026): The Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
*Not of strict obligation but of serious devotion.
Days of Devotion in 2025
On which it is earnestly recommended to hear Mass… The days in red text are of particular importance to the faithful of the Oratory communities in the South East of England commemorating local Saints and Patrons…
- February 8: St Cuthman of Steyning, Confessor.
- February 24: St Matthias, Apostle.
- March 1: St David, Patron of Wales.
- March 17: St Patrick, Patron of Ireland.
- March 19: St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- March 21: St Benedict, Abbot, Patron of Europe.
- March 25: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- April 3: St Richard of Chichester, Bishop & Confessor.
- April 23: St George, Patron of England.
- April 25: St Mark, Evangelist.
- May 1: SS Philip & James, Apostles.
- May 3: The Finding of the Holy Cross.
- May 19: St Dunstan of Canterbury, Bishop & Confessor.
- June 5: St Boniface, Patron of Utrecht.
- June 6: St John before the Latin Gate.
- June 11: St Barnabas, Apostle.
- June 24: Nativity of St John the Baptist.
- July 2: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- July 3: St Thomas, Apostle.
- July 24: St Lewinna, Virgin Martyr of Sussex.
- July 25: St James the Greater, Apostle.
- July 26: St Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- August 6: The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
- August 10: St Laurence, Martyr.
- August 16: St Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- August 24: St Bartholomew, Apostle.
- August 29: The Beheading of St John the Baptist.
- September 8: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- September 14: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
- September 21: St Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist.
- September 24: Our Lady of Walsingham.
- October 12: St Wilfrid, Bishop & Confessor, Patron of Sussex.
- October 18: St Luke, Evangelist.
- October 28: SS Simon & Jude, Apostles.
- November 11: St Martin of Tours, Bishop & Confessor.
- November 30: St Andrew, Apostle, Patron of Scotland.
- December 27: St John the Evangelist, Apostle.
- December 28: The Holy Innocents.
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