Sunday, July 19, 2020 – I swear I did not purposely set up today’s Ascension Thursday post on Sunday, but it does make for an interesting (and funny) “flub” into today’s discussion. Anyhoo, today—that is, Sunday—we will be talking about the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Read More
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Day 124 – HDO Throwdown: Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday, July 18, 2020 – Today’s Holy Day of Obligation is one that I really wish we would bring back to the whole Church. I mean, it is still a Holy Day and all, but (at least in the US) many of us are not obligated to attend Mass on March 19th: Solemnity of Saint Read More
Day 123 – HDO Throwdown: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Friday, July 17, 2020 – Rolling along to our next Holy Day of Obligation…January 6th: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord! Most people think Epiphany is the day we move the three Wise Men around the house and finally put them with the manger. Come on! Admit it, you totally march your tiny Wise Read More
Day 122 – HDO Throwdown: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Thursday, July 16, 2020 – Continuing with our Holy Day throwdowns, today we will be talking about January 1st: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Brace yourself, today we are going to go down a sketchy road of history and add in some Greek. WHAT!? Before we get into it, just know the Read More
Day 121 – HDO Throwdown: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 – Today’s Holy Day of Obligation throwdown is going to be an easy one, at least I hope it is easy. We will be discussing December 25th: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)! In case nobody has told you: YES, you should always go to Mass on Christmas (December Read More
Day 120 – HDO Throwdown: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 – For the next ten days we are going to cover each of the Holy Days of Obligation. Today’s Holy Day throwdown is: December 8th: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Most people assume this day is about Christ’s conception. WRONG! It is about the Blessed Virgin Read More
Day 119 – Mrs. Flusche’s Basic Primer on Holy Days (Part VI)
Monday, July 13, 2020 – Rolling along with some more random questions around Holy Days. I think that today will be mostly about the “what ifs.” Who observes the most Holy Days? Also, who observes the least Holy Days? Whoever goes to Church the most observes the most, and whoever shirks their responsibility needs to Read More
Day 118 – Mrs. Flusche’s Basic Primer on Holy Days (Part V)
Sunday, July 12, 2020 – I promised “fun facts” today. Really, it is just going to be a smattering of random questions (well, question…singular…for today) you probably never had about Holy Days of Obligation. We are going to start with the one question that has always made me “itchy:” the Good Friday issue! Why isn’t Read More
Day 117 – Mrs. Flusche’s Basic Primer on Holy Days (Part IV)
Saturday, July 11, 2020 – Today is going to be super easy, promise! Now that we have gotten the nutty flavor of history out of the way, I am going to focus on just the Holy Days of Obligation observed in the United States. To make it super easy, I am just going to post Read More
Day 116 – Mrs. Flusche’s Basic Primer on Holy Days (Part III)
Friday, July 10, 2020 – The last couple of days we have talked about Holy Days of Obligation. We covered the list and a basic primer on Canon Law. Today, let’s take a walk back in time and talk about how many there have been over time. Current Canon Law says Sundays + 10 Holy Read More
