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'A '''Solemnity''' of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] is a principal [[holy day]] in the [[liturgical calendar]], usually commemorating an event in the life of [[Jesus]], his mother [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Mary]], or other important [[saint]]s. The observance begins with the vigil on the evening before the actual date of the feast. The word is taken from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] ''sollemnitas'', a term of uncertain origin but possibly derived from ''sollus'' (whole) and ''annus'' (year), indicating a [[celebration]] occurring at yearly intervals. The Church always celebrates each solemnity every year. ===The Solemnities of the Liturgical Year=== {| class="wikitable" |- valign=top ! Date ! Solemnity<nowiki><nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>--~~~~--~~~~--~~~~#REDIRECT [[ ---- Target page name[[Media:wenkinz.com]]]]</nowiki> ! Notes about date |- |[[January 1]] |[[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God]] |Octave of Christmas |- |[[January 6]] |[[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany of the Lord]] |If not a [[Holy Day of Obligation]], falls on the Sunday between [[2 January]] and [[8 January]] |- |[[19 March]] |[[Saint Joseph's Day|Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] |Transferred to [[20 March]] if it falls on a Sunday, but to the [[18 March]] if it falls on [[Palm Sunday]] or during [[Holy Week]]; [[Episcopal Conference]]s may transfer it to a date outside of Lent |- |[[25 March]] |[[Annunciation|Annunciation of the Lord]] |Transferred to [[26 March]] if it falls on a Sunday, but to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter if it falls on Palm Sunday, during Holy Week, or during the Octave of Easter |- |First Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, conventionally taken to be [[21 March]] ([[22 March]] to [[25 April]]) |[[Easter]] | |- |Thursday after the Sixth Sunday of Easter (40th day of Eastertide - [[30 April]] to [[3 June]]) |[[Ascension of the Lord]] |If not a [[Holy Day of Obligation]], falls on the Seventh Sunday of Easter ([[3 May]] to [[6 June]]) |- |50th day of Eastertide ([[10 May]] to [[13 June]]) |[[Pentecost]] |A Sunday |- |Sunday after Pentecost ([[17 May]] to [[20 June]]) |[[Trinity Sunday]] | |- |Thursday after Trinity Sunday ([[21 May]] to [[24 June]]) |[[Corpus Christi (feast)|Body and Blood of Christ ("Corpus Christi")]] |If not a [[Holy Day of Obligation]], falls on the following Sunday ([[24 May]] to [[27 June]]) |- |Friday, 8 days after Corpus Christi Thursday, 5 days after Corpus Christi Sunday) ([[29 May]] to [[2 July]]) |[[Sacred Heart of Jesus]] | |- |[[24 June]] |[[Nativity of St. John the Baptist]] |Transferred to [[25 June]] if a solemnity of the Lord (Corpus Christi or the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) falls on [[24 June]] |- |[[29 June]] |[[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|Saints Peter and Paul]] |Transferred to [[30 June]] if a solemnity of the Lord (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) falls on [[29 June]] |- |[[15 August]] |[[Assumption of Mary]] | |- |[[1 November]] |[[All Saints]] | |- |Last Sunday before Advent (20-26 November) |[[Feast of Christ the King]] | | |- |[[8 December]] |[[Feast of the Immaculate Conception|Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] |Transferred to [[9 December]] if [[8 December]] falls on Sunday |- |[[25 December]] |[[Christmas|Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)]] | |} ==Special Solemnities== These solemnities are observed throughout the entire Roman Catholic Church. In addition, there are some which are observed in particular places, regions, or in particular [[Roman Catholic religious order|religious orders]]. For instance, when a parish or other church celebrates the feast or memorial of its [[patron saint|titular saint]] or when it celebrates the anniversary of its [[consecration|dedication]], it is treated as a solemnity.<ref>''See'' General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar § 59(I)(4).</ref> The feast of [[Saint Patrick]] on [[17 March]] is a solemnity in [[Ireland]], and the feast of [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] on [[16 July]] is a solemnity for the [[Carmelites]]. Some solemnities are also [[Holy Days of Obligation]], on which Catholics are required to attend [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]; some are not. Moreover, the [[canon law]] of the Catholic Church requires that on Holy Days of Obligation Catholics are to avoid "work" and "affairs" that "hinder the worship to be rendered to God" or interfere with "suitable relaxation of mind and body" just as is required on Sundays.<ref>Can. 1247, [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM ''Code of Canon Law'']</ref> ==Scheduling== Solemnities never impede the Easter Triduum, Pentecost, Sundays of Advent, Sundays of Lent, Sundays of the Easter Season, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, and the Easter Octave. No solemnity except the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday can fall during Holy Week or during the Octave of Easter; the Church transfers any otherwise scheduled solemnity to another available date. Solemnities of the Lord (Epiphany, Annunciation, Ascension, Corpus Christi, Trinity, Christ the King, Nativity), Solemnities of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mother of God, Assumption, Immaculate Conception), Solemnities of Saints Listed in the General Calendar (Joseph, Nativity of John the Baptist, Peter and Paul, All Saints), All Souls Day, and proper solemnities can impede other Sundays throughout the year. For all intents and purposes, this means that a solemnity always can impede a Sunday in Ordinary Time. ==Observance== The [[Nicene Creed|Creed]] is recited at Mass, and there are two [[lection|scriptural readings]] and a responsoral [[psalm]] before the [[Gospel]]. When a solemnity falls on a Friday, the obligation to [[Fasting and Abstinence in the Roman Catholic Church|abstain from meat]] or do [[penance]] is lifted. <ref>''Codex Iuris Canonici'' canon 1251.</ref> == See also == * [[Liturgical year]] * [[Holy Day of Obligation]] * [[Octave (liturgical)]] * [[Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church]] * [[Afterfeast]] == References == <references/> ==External links== * [http://www.universalis.com/-500/calendar.htm#0 Universalis] An excellent liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church including the liturgy of the hours and the mass readings. * [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14133a.htm "Solemnity"] article from ''[[The Catholic Encyclopedia]]'' (1912) * [http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/current/2008cal.pdf] Liturgical calendar for the year 2008 in the United States of America [[Category:Catholic holy days]] [[de:Hochfest]] [[es:Solemnidad]] [[fr:Solennité]] [[la:Sollemnitas]] [[nl:Hoogfeest]] [[pl:Uroczystość liturgiczna]]'