Ordinary Time
Feast Days, Holy Days and other Masses: Special Information
All Saints
When this Holy Day of obligation falls on a Monday or Saturday, the obligation to particiapte in the Eucharist is abrograted. The obligation is dispensed. Note: These days remain "holy days", solemnities, even though there is no obligation to participate in the Eucharist. Therefore, Ritual Masses, i.e. funerals and weddings, may not be celebrated.
The Ascenion of the Lord: June 2, 2011
The Feast of the Ascension falls on June 2, 2011. However, in 1999 a majority of provinces in the United States, including Missouri, transferred the Ascension to the 7th Sunday of Easter. This will continue indefinately, unless the indult is rescinded.
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: August 15, 2011
When this Holy Day of obligation falls on a Monday or Saturday, the obligation to particpate in the Eucharist is abrogated. The obligation is dispensed. Note: These days remain "holy days", solemnities, even though there is no obligation to participate in the Eucharist. Therefore, Ritual Masses, i.e. funerals and weddings, may not be celebrated.
This year August 15, 2011 falls on a Monday. Therefore, while it still remains a "holy day", the obligation to pariticipate in the Eucharist is dispensed
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/general/obligation.shtml
Saint Louis of France, patron saint of the Archdiocese of St. Louis: August 25, 2011
The celebration of St. Louis, King of France, is celebrated as a Solemnity within the city of St. Louis and as a feast elswhere in the diocese.
Refer to the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, Table of Liturgical Days According to their Order of Precedence: #4 and #8. http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=5932&CFID=89589239&CFTOKEN=15689880#Table
10th Anniversary of September 11
This year marks the 10 Anniversary of 9-11. This year the anniversary falls on the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Please read the following memo for information regarding this Mass: - Mass Texts for September 11 2011.pdf