Catholic Church Holy Days of Obligation 2025

Catholic Church Holy Days of Obligation 2025

A list of catholic celebrations and festivals in the UK in 2025 are below. These are also known as Holydays (or Holy Days) of Obligation. With effect from the first Sunday of Advent in 2017, two holydays were reinstated, namely:

  • The Epiphany of the Lord – 6 January (transferred to the adjacent Sunday when it falls on Saturday or Monday)
  • The Ascension of the Lord – Thursday after sixth Sunday of Easter

Catholic Church Festivals 2025

DateDayHolyday
Every WeekSundayEvery Sunday
25 DecemberThursdayNativity of the Lord
6 JanuaryMondayEpiphany of the Lord
5 MarchWednesdayAsh Wednesday
20 AprilSundayEaster Sunday
29 MayThursdayAscension Day
8 JuneSundayPentecost
19 JuneThursdayThe Body and Blood of the Lord
29 JuneSundaySt. Peter & St. Paul
15 AugustFridayAssumption
1 NovemberSaturdayAll Saints
30 NovemberSundayFirst Sunday of Advent
Catholic Church Festivals 2025