What Is a Solemnity?

Father Nathaniel and Paul discuss what a Solemnity is and isn’t. 00:00 All Holy Days of Obligation are Solemnities, but! 00:43 Fr. Nathaniel's Preferred Seating Arrangement (Hint: Go to Confession) 00:52 Paul's Unrelatable Speech-and-Debate Experience 01:19 Onto Solemnities 01:28 What the Canon Law Says 01:44 Every Sunday is a Solemnity. Something Drastic has Happened. 02:11 Other Solemnities 02:42 What the Bishops Can Do With Solemnities 03:30 A Solemnity is the Highest Form of Celebration 03:54 Three types of Saints' Days 04:29 What Canon Law Requires of the Faithful 05:01 Four Requirements of the Faithful 05:39 Solemn, not Somber 06:09 Your Cathedral Parish's Patron Saint 07:37 Solemnities Get Two Vespers 07:44 What Happens Liturgically on a Solemnity? 08:42 We're All A Little Irish? 09:13 One Special Part of the Creed on the Annunciation 09:31 You Have a Moral Obligation to Party 09:48 Not all Solemnities are Holy Days of Obligation 10:06 Six Holy Days of Obligation in the United States 11:19 Other Solemnities Include (Octaves of Easter and Christmas for example) 12:13 What Should We Do about Solemnities? 12:30 Paul is boiling 12:55 But Really, What We Should Do About Solemnities? 13:54 In Conclusion: These are the Big Things Thanks for watching! If you've found these videos helpful, please consider supporting this work: Venmo: @singthehours PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Patreon: patreon.com/singthehours By Mail: St. Paul’s Parish, attn: Paul Rose, 29 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138. Checks made payable to Paul Rose. For inquiries, requests, and feedback please email [email protected]. Visit our our website at singthehours.org and follow us on Twitter @SingtheHours You can pray the Liturgy of the Hours along with us at    / singthehours