Questions of Faith: Holy Days of Obligation

(Vatican Radio) Did you know that there are only 62 Holy Days of Obligation throughout the year? Taking away Sundays that means 10 special days when Catholics are asked to put time aside from their everyday tasks to celebrate their faith. But why are they called Holy Days of Obligation? What does this ‘obligation’ imply and, even more simply, when and what are the 10 days?

These are just some of the questions sent in by listeners that our very own official from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Msgr. John Kennedy , answers in this week’s episode of Questions of Faith, as he helps us to navigate the modern world and rediscover what we believe and why we believe. Listen:

So if you have any questions, big or small, why not ask the official? You can do this by submitting them to Vatican Radio’s – English Section Facebook page as a post or private message and tuning in each Tuesday to find out the answers to your Questions of Faith.