A solemnity in the liturgical year is a feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or important saints. The observance begins with the vigil on the evening before the actual date of the feast. On these days, both the Gloria and the Creed are recited.
Feast days in the liturgical year are ranked second in importance and assigned one date out of the year for each and every canonized saint. The saints are remembered on their individual feast days with special mention, prayers, and possibly a scripture reading. On these weekday Feast Days, the Gloria is said, but not the creed. There are certain Feast Days that are on Sundays that encourage us to commemorate and celebrate key events in the Life of Jesus.
At the bottom of the feast-day ladder are memorials, the most common way in which the Church remembers saints and events at Mass and in the Liturgy of the Hours. Memorials may be liturgically “obligatory” – the special two readings and prayers (no Gloria) of the feast day must replace the regular readings and prayers at Mass and in the Liturgy of the Hours – or liturgically “optional,” in which case it’s up to the pastor or celebrant. A Sunday, a solemnity, and a feast (see below) all take liturgical precedence over a memorial. Only the memorials of those saints who are of “universal significance” are observed by the whole Church and marked in the general liturgical calendar
Holy days of obligation (also known as feasts of precept) are days when the faithful are obliged to participate at Mass and abstain from unnecessary work or other activities which hinder the suitable relaxation of mind and body. Each Sunday is a holy day of obligation, and six Solemnities are also observed as feasts of precept in the United States. Here you will find the Holy Days of Obligation Mass Times (as soon as they are determined) as well as future dates of Holy Days, Solemnities, and some of the Feast Days.
- All
- Holy Days of Obligation
- Solemnities
- Feast Days
- Memorials
- Days of Fasting/Abstinence
- Marian
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Holy Day of Obligation
Monday, December 8th, 2025
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Feast Day
December 12th
Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Holy Day of Obligation (Christmas)
Wednesday, December 24th, 2025-Vigil
5:00pm and 10:00pm (Sacred Heart)
Thursday, December 25th, 2025
8:00am (St. Catherine’s)
10:00am (Sacred Heart)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Holy Day of Obligation
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
10:00am (Sacred Heart)
The Most Holy Name of Jesus
January 3rd
Feast of the Epiphany
Sunday Feast Day
Sun, January 5th, 2025/ Mon, January 6th, 2025
Sun, January 4th, 2026/ Tues, January 6th, 2025
Word of God Sunday
Sunday Feast Day
Sunday, January 26th, 2025
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn
Day of Prayer
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord
Sunday Feast Day
(Sunday after January 6th)
Sunday, January 12th, 2025
Sunday, January 11th, 2026
Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
Sunday Feast Day
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
Our Lady of Lourdes
Marian Feast Day
February 11th
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Sacred Heart: 8:30am Mass
St Catherine’s: 11am Mass
Sacred Heart: 6:00pm (Service)
Celebrate the Saints-Year C
- All
- Male
- Female
- Children/Teens
- Doctors of the Church
- Popes
- Bishops
- Priests
- Religious
- Lay/Non-Religious
- Martyrs
- Memorials
- Solemnities
- Feast Days
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Saturday Mass Schedule:
4:00 PM-ST. CATHERINE SIENA MISSION PARISH (HUMANSVILLE)
6:30 PM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)
Sunday Mass Schedule
8:00 AM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)
10:30 AM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)
Sacred Heart Catholic Church: 1405 W Fair Play St, Bolivar, MO, 65613
Office Hours:
8:00 AM-4:00PM (Closed for Lunch from 12:00PM-1:00PM and on Holy Days)
Phone Number: 417-326-5596