Because the Jan. 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God falls on a Saturday in 2022, it is not a holy day of obligation.

 In 1992, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops eliminated the obligation to attend Mass when the solemnities of Mary, Mother of God (Jan. 1); the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin May (Aug. 15) and All Saints Day (Nov. 1) fall on a Saturday or a Monday. They continue to be holy days of obligation on the other days of the week.