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Correction: I am told today is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the Archdiocese of Detroit. However, consider assisting at Mass today and ask the Saints for intercession on tomorrow's elections!
The Mass schedule at Grotto is 6:30am, 7:30am, and 7:00pm.
All Souls Day - Tuesday
Fr. Perrone reminds us in his weekly column that while Mass is not obligatory on All Souls Day, it is an act of mercy for the souls in purgatory for us to assist at Mass. Our friends, relatives, and those for whom there is no one to pray - the poor souls - need our prayers. Masses will be 6:30am, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, and 7:00pm. Fr. Perrone writes: "You may come to all the Masses you like that day and it will benefit the dead, but Communion may be received only twice on a given day". If memory serves, the second time must be in the context of Mass.
See more about Catholic Doctrine on Purgatory by the great master catechist, Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
Election Day - Tuesday
One more reason to go to Mass on Tuesday. As we pray for the souls in purgatory, we can ask include in our petitions an outcome that is right for the authentic "common good". Please get out and vote. I am going to drop in a few resources here again.
Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke discusses voting. Please watcht his video above in which he advises us on how to handle situations where there is more than one candidate, none of which are 100% pro-life. Some are not voting for any of the candidates in these cases, or they are using a "write-in" name, which essentially gives the vote to the other side. Those pro-lifers who did not vote for McCain because he was not 100% pro-life can see that the alternative is sometimes worse. Now, we have one of the biggest abortion proponents in office wreaking havoc on the lives of the unborn with his actions.
Fr. Z has some text up on the above, so do visit his post on Cardinal-designate Burke's words, and the consideration his view should be weighted, given the positions he holds.
If you are in Michigan, you can use the Right to Life of Michigan's website to find pro-life candidates, and recommendations on proposals. It is a system which I find works sometimes difficult, but do persist. We had the same name and street name keyed in several times over a 10 minute period, and tried different variations to no avail. Then, we went back to the name we used the first time, and it came up. This happened for two different people who were using a computer lab. So, keep trying. Here is a direct link to the form. Follow instructions. Just type in your first and last name, then the street name without "drive" or "dr."
General Voting Info
Go to the Priests for Life page on voting. It's a one stop shop on voting with a clear conscience.
The Michigan Catholic Conference also has some resources, and will contain more details about things like Proposal 1 (Please Vote; NO).
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Diane...regarding All Saints' Day, this from the Archdiocesan website(Office of Christian Worship):
Holy Days of Obligation
Holy Days of Obligation Calendar 2007 - 2011
The holy days of obligation as observed in the United States are:
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, January 1
Ascension of the Lord, celebrated on the 7th Sunday of Easter
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15
All Saints Day, November 1
Immaculate Conception of Blessed Mary the Virgin, December 8
Christmas, the Nativity of Jesus, December 25
In the United States the precept to attend Mass is abrogated whenever the Solemnity of Mary, the Assumption or All Saints Day falls on a Saturday or a Monday. When the Immaculate Conception falls on a Sunday, the feast moves to December 9th but the obligation to attend Mass does not move with it.
deacon dave(i keep forgetting my password)
Thanks. Post correction made. I wish the AoD would put it right on the homepage for the few times yearly it happens.
I think the Archdiocese presumes that pastors of parishes will make these things clear to the faithful, which, sadly doesn't seem to be the case.
Some pastors (through laziness or ignorance, it's hard to tell) fail to inform their flock when a Holy Day of obligation does fall during the week, and other pastors (again, whether through ignorance or some other motive, it's hard to tell) tell their parishioners that certain days ARE days of obligation when the US Bishops' Conference (lawfully given the task of doing this - c. 1246) have suppressed the obligation.
I wish there were some vehicle or manner of appealing against the Bishops' Conference decision to so alter the liturgical calendar. However, we're not obligated to accept a "gift" like the lifting of an obligation, and so we're free to attend Mass - and to press our pastors to make Mass readily available on these feast days.
Tim,
Code of Canon Law on Sacred Times
Can. 1246 §1. Sunday, on which by apostolic tradition the paschal mystery is celebrated, must be observed in the universal Church as the primordial holy day of obligation. The following days must also be observed: the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Body and Blood of Christ, Holy Mary the Mother of God, her Immaculate Conception, her Assumption, Saint Joseph, Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, and All Saints.
§2. With the prior approval of the Apostolic See, however, the conference of bishops can suppress some of the holy days of obligation or transfer them to a Sunday.
Can. 1247 On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.
Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and aVairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.
Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.
§2. If participation in the eucharistic celebration becomes impossible because of the absence of a sacred minister or for another grave cause, it is strongly recommended that the faithful take part in a liturgy of the word if such a liturgy is celebrated in a parish church or other sacred place according to the prescripts of the diocesan bishop or that they devote themselves to prayer for a suitable time alone, as a family, or, as the occasion permits, in groups of families.
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Can. 1246 means you can write to the Bishops and the Holy See to ask them for the celebration of a feast day to be on the feast day rather than on Sunday.
As for the other canons, please see a canon lawyer ^_^
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