Annunciation...

[Monica4316]

Hi,

Am I correct that the Annunciation according to the Julian calendar is this Sunday?

What do we do on that day? I also wanted to go to the Divine Mercy feast day… can I just go to Mass for Divine Mercy and that fulfills any obligation? I was thinking of also going to the evening Saturday’s liturgy at the Eastern Catholic parish, if it would be offered. Is it usually, and does that fulfill any obligation? I know people say “obligation” is more of a Latin rite term but I’m not sure which word to use!

 

[VivienneJ]

Hi,

Am I correct that the Annunciation according to the Julian calendar is this Sunday?

What do we do on that day? I also wanted to go to the Divine Mercy feast day… can I just go to Mass for Divine Mercy and that fulfills any obligation? I was thinking of also going to the evening Saturday’s liturgy at the Eastern Catholic parish, if it would be offered. Is it usually, and does that fulfill any obligation? I know people say “obligation” is more of a Latin rite term but I’m not sure which word to use!

According to my church calendars (two different parts of the world) Sunday 7 is Divine Mercy and Monday 8 is the Annunciation.

Not sure if the Annunciation is a Holy Day of Obligation where you are - it is not in either of the Dioceses I belong to. If it is a Day of Obligation, you would need to attend on Sunday and Monday. Although in some places a weekday Day of Obligation can be transferred to a Sunday.

Sorry, I guess not much help

 

[aemcpa]

The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is fulfilled by attending any Mass that is celebrated in any Catholic rite anywhere in the world at any time on a Sunday or a Saturday evening.

 

[Vico]

CIC is Latin Catholic canon law.
CCEO is eastern Catholic canon law.

CIC Can. 1247
On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are obliged to participate in the Mass.
Moreover, they are to abstain from those works and aVairs which hinder the worship to be rendered to God, the joy proper to the Lord’s day, or the suitable relaxation of mind and body.

CIC Can. 1248
§1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.
§2. If participation in the eucharistic celebration becomes impossible because of the absence of a sacred minister or for another grave cause, it is strongly recommended that the faithful take part in a liturgy of the word if such a liturgy is celebrated in a parish church or other sacred place according to the prescripts of the diocesan bishop or that they devote themselves to prayer for a suitable time alone, as a family, or, as the occasion permits, in groups of families.

CCEO Canon 881
§1 The Christian faithful are bound by the obligation to participate on Sundays and feast days in the Divine Liturgy, or according to the prescriptions or legitimate customs of their own Church sui iuris, in the celebration of the divine praises.
§2 In order for the Christian faithful to fulfill this obligation more easily, the available time runs from the evening of the vigil until the end of the Sunday or feast day.
§3 The Christian faithful are strongly recommended to receive the Divine Eucharist on these days and indeed more frequently, even daily.
§4 The Christian faithful should abstain from those labors or business matters which impede the worship to be rendered to God, the joy which is proper to the Lord’s day, or to the proper relaxation of mind and body.

 

[aemcpa]

Can the post above me be made into a sticky post on the front page or something?

 

[wynd]

Hi,

Am I correct that the Annunciation according to the Julian calendar is this Sunday?

What do we do on that day? I also wanted to go to the Divine Mercy feast day… can I just go to Mass for Divine Mercy and that fulfills any obligation? I was thinking of also going to the evening Saturday’s liturgy at the Eastern Catholic parish, if it would be offered. Is it usually, and does that fulfill any obligation? I know people say “obligation” is more of a Latin rite term but I’m not sure which word to use!

Is it a Divine Liturgy on Saturday or a Vespers service?

 

[Monica4316]

thanks for the replies…

I think the point I struggled with is that in the Eastern Canon Law, it doesn’t specify that it can be at any church/rite that is Catholic, like it does in the Latin Canon Law. It just says “Divine Liturgy”. So what if it’s the Mass, not Divine Liturgy? kind of confusing to think about…

 

[Vico]

thanks for the replies…

I think the point I struggled with is that in the Eastern Canon Law, it doesn’t specify that it can be at any church/rite that is Catholic, like it does in the Latin Canon Law. It just says “Divine Liturgy”. So what if it’s the Mass, not Divine Liturgy? kind of confusing to think about…

According to Rev. Fathers Dimitrios Salacas and Krzysztof Nitkiewicz (undersecretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches), in Rapporti Interecclesiali tra Cattolici Orientali e Latini, Pontificio Instituto Orientale, 2007, the Latin code includes a number of canons that directly bind Eastern Catholics, which includes the 1983 CIC 1248 §1:Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.
Also we have been instructed that the obligation is celebration of the Eucharist.

1993 DIRECTORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES AND NORMS ON ECUMENISM:115. Since the celebration of the Eucharist on the Lord’s Day is the foundation and centre of the whole liturgical year,(120) Catholics—but those of Eastern Churches according to their own Law (121)—are obliged to attend Mass on that day and on days of precept. (122) It is not advisable therefore to organize ecumenical services on Sundays, and it must be remembered that even when Catholics participate in ecumenical services or in services of other Churches and ecclesial Communities, the obligation of participating at Mass on these days remains.
120 Cf. *SC, *n. 106.
121 Cf. *CCEO, *can. 881, 1; *CIC, *can. 1247.
122 Cf. *CIC, *can. 1247; *CCEO, *can. 881, 1.
vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/general-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_19930325_directory_en.html

CIC is for Latin Church and CCEO is for Eastern Churches, coupled with their particular laws, and also the personal or territorial laws for any of the Churches (see CIC 12 & 13), plus any rescripts published in AAS. But, there are Universal laws in both that overlap, and specific references to Latin or Eastern in both canons so they are not mutually exclusive. And sometimes a lacuna exists, requiring an interpretation, based on the other. (See CCEO 1499 and CIC 17.)

CCEO refers to the Latin Church in these nine canons: 41, 207, 322.1, 432, 696, 830.1, 916.5, 1465. Also sui iuris includes the Latin Church so there are many canons in CCEO that apply to the Latin Church, and general canons requiring all to work together.

The CIC canons that directly bind the Eastern Churches are: 111.1, 112.2, 214, 372.2, 383.2, 450.1, 476, 479.2, 518, 535.2, 846.2, 923, 991, 1015.2, 1021, 1109, 1248.1.

 

[Monica4316]

Thanks!