Holy Days of Obligation
Masses for Holy Days of Obligation
The following schedule for Holy Days of Obligation is subject to change. Please check our Calendar Page or call the parish office (312-243-7373) for confirmation.
06:00 a.m. — Extraordinary Form of the Mass (Tridentine Low Mass in Latin)
07:30 a.m. — Ordinary Form of the Mass (English)
12:00 a.m. — Ordinary Form of Mass (English)
07:30 p.m. — Extraordinary Form of the Mass (Tridentine High Mass in Latin)
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with Canon 1246, are as follows:
January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God;
Thursday following the 5th Sunday after Easter, the Solemnity of the Ascension;
August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints;
December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception;
December 25, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Whenever January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15th, the Solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1st, the Solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
To read the Decrees of Promulgation of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops regarding Holy Days of Obligations, please click Here.