Christmas Mass Obligations

When Christmas, a Holy Day of Obligation, falls on a Monday, many people wonder whether they can go to a Sunday evening Mass to fulfill the obligation for both Sunday and Christmas.

The answer, in a nutshell, is no. Both obligations should be fulfilled separately, though the details are more flexible than you might think.

You've therefore got several options for how to fulfill your Sunday and Christmas obligations this year:

1) Go to a Saturday evening Mass (Sunday obligation) and a Sunday evening Mass (Christmas obligation)
2) Go to a Saturday evening Mass (Sunday obligation) and a Monday Mass (Christmas obligation)
3) Go to a Sunday Mass (Sunday obligation) and a Sunday evening Mass (Christmas obligation)
4) Go to a Sunday Mass (Sunday obligation) and a Monday Mass (Christmas obligation)
5) Go to one Sunday evening Mass (Sunday obligation) and a second Sunday evening Mass (Christmas obligation)

Catch all the details on Jimmy Akin's blog