8/15 HDO Feast of the Assumption
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:45 pm
Just a little PSA type reminder. It almost slipped away from me this year!
I have never quite grasped why this is, but it's a universal.aussie_aussie_oi_oi wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:56 am Yes went this morning but the number at Mass is half of who come on Ash Wednesday which is not a HDO.
Well sure but when the only option is to call into work because the only Mass is at 7:30AM, the reminder rings pretty hollowp.falk wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:26 pm We have a new priest and he's done something that no previous priest has done (since I've been a member at this parish)... he sent out a text message to all parishioners reminding them it's a Holy Day and that we must attend. I really liked it. I would have forgotten and then confessed it, not this time though.
We had an 8am and a 7pm option.Doom wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 1:23 pmWell sure but when the only option is to call into work because the only Mass is at 7:30AM, the reminder rings pretty hollowp.falk wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:26 pm We have a new priest and he's done something that no previous priest has done (since I've been a member at this parish)... he sent out a text message to all parishioners reminding them it's a Holy Day and that we must attend. I really liked it. I would have forgotten and then confessed it, not this time though.