Vatican letter settles and raises questions about U.S. Mass obligation
Is December 9 a holy day of obligation? Looks like it.
A new legal clarification from the Vatican’s canonical department has raised questions about the U.S. bishops’ conference policy on days of precept — holy days of obligation when Catholics are required to go to Mass — in some circumstances.
A copy of a letter issued by the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, responsible for issuing forma…