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Jan. 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God is not a holy day of obligation in 2022

A detail of a stained-glass window from St. Edward's Church in Seattle shows Jesus, Mary and Joseph on their flight into Egypt. (CNS illustration/Crosiers)

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.

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