This 2016 calendar lists the dates of the Holy Days of Obligation in the United States for 2016, as well as the dates of moveable feasts (holy days whose dates change from year to year). Please note that only those days that have "Holy Days of Obligation" listed beneath their entries are Holy Days of Obligation; all others are moveable feasts.
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- Mary, Mother of God (Friday, January 1, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation
- Ash Wednesday (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)
Complete Lent schedule
- Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 20, 2016)
- Holy Thursday (Thursday, March 24, 2016)
- Good Friday (Friday, March 25, 2016)
- Holy Saturday (Saturday, March 26, 2016)
- Easter Sunday (Sunday, March 27, 2016)
- Divine Mercy Sunday (Sunday, April 3, 2016)
- Ascension (Thursday, May 5, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation (transferred to Sunday, May 8, 2016, in most dioceses of the United States; see Is Ascension a Holy Day of Obligation? for more details)
- Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, May 15, 2016)
- Trinity Sunday (Sunday, May 22, 2016)
- Corpus Christi (Thursday, May 26, 2016; transferred to Sunday, May 29, 2016)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday, June 3, 2016)
- Assumption of Mary (Monday, August 15, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation (abrogated because it falls on a Monday)
- All Saints Day (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation
- First Sunday of Advent (Sunday, November 27, 2016)
Complete Advent schedule
- Immaculate Conception (Thursday, December 8, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation
- Christmas (Sunday, December 25, 2016)
Holy Day of Obligation
Frequently Asked Questions About Holy Days of Obligation:
- Is January 1 a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Epiphany a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Annunciation a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Ascension a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Assumption a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is All Saints Day a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Immaculate Conception a Holy Day of Obligation?
- Is Christmas a Holy Day of Obligation?
