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| 127. Which are the chief commandments or laws of the Church? | The chief commandments or laws of the Church are these six: I. To assist at Mass on all Sundays and holydays of obligation. 2. To fast and to abstain on the days appointed. 3. To confess our sins at least once a year . 4. To receive Holy Communion during the Easter time. 5. To contribute to the support of the Church.6. To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage. |
| 128. What sin does a Catholic commit who through his own fault misses Mass on a Sunday or holyday of obligation? | A Catholic who through his own fault misses Mass on a Sunday or holyday of obligation commits a mortal sin. |
| 129. Which are the holydays of obligation in the United States? | The holydays of obligation in the United States are these six: Christmas Day (December 25); The Octave Day of Christmas (January I); Ascension Thursday (40 days after Easter); The Assumption (August 15); All Saints' Day (November I ); The Immaculate Conception (December 8) |
| 130. What else does the Church oblige us to do on holydays of obligation? | The Church obliges us to abstain from servile work on holydays of obligation just as on Sundays as far as we are able. |
| 131. What is a fast day? | A fast day is a day on which only one full meal is allowed; but in the morning and evening some food may be taken the quantity and quality of which are determined by approved local custom. |
| 132. What is a day of abstinence? | A day of abstinence is a day on which we are not allowed the use of meat. |
| 133. Who are obliged to observe the abstinence days of the Church? | All baptized persons who have reached the use of reason and passed their fourteenth birthday are obliged to observe the abstinence days of the Church unless excused or dispensed. |
