Holy Days of Obligation

Solemnity of Mary January 1
Ascension of Jesus 40 days after Easter
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15
All Saints Day November 1
Immaculate Conception December 8
The Nativity of Jesus (Christmas) December 25
When a Feast falls on either a Monday or a Saturday, the obligation is removed.
Days of Fast, Abstinence and Penance
All Fridays of Lent are Days of Abstinence (Abstinence means not eating meat. All persons 14 and older are bound by the laws of abstinence.)
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are Days of Fast and Abstinence. (Fasting allows one full meal, but a light breakfast and lunch are not forbidden All adults 18 and up to the beginning of their 60th year are bound by the law of fasting.)