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holy day of obligation


  • n  a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
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    Aug. 15 is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the Catholic Church it is a holy day of obligation on which the faithful are to attend Mass. The Rev. Thomas Willis, rector of the Cathedral Basilica of St.
    Aug. 9, 2013 - The St. Augustine Record

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