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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Holy Days of Obligation in the Catholic Church.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 05, 2020
	Mentioned the abrogation of certain holy days of obligation if they fall on a Monday or Saturday.	Melissa Petruzzello	Dec 15, 2017
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998