Anticipated Mass for Sunday

[CyrilSebastian]

In an out of state Roman Catholic church bulletin, the Vigil Mass on Saturday declared Anticipated Mass for Sunday.
Please define Anticipated Mass for Sunday.

 

[porthos11]

In an out of state Roman Catholic church bulletin, the Vigil Mass on Saturday declared Anticipated Mass for Sunday.
Please define Anticipated Mass for Sunday.

Anticipated Mass is the proper term for the Sunday Mass that takes place on Saturday Evening.

“Vigil Mass” has ever been the proper term for the Saturday Evening Mass because there are only a small number of real vigils in the Church year.

 

[FrDavid96]

In an out of state Roman Catholic church bulletin, the Vigil Mass on Saturday declared Anticipated Mass for Sunday.
Please define Anticipated Mass for Sunday.

The term “anticipated Mass” is an outdated term that goes back to the abrogated 1917 Code.

The Sunday Mass on Saturday evening does not “anticipate” anything because Sunday begins on Saturday evening. We do not anticipate something that has already begun.

Any Mass in the evening or night before a solemnity (including all Sundays) can be called a vigil Mass. The word is merely an adjective that refers to the timing. Some days have proper vigil Mass texts. In no way does that mean that other Masses held during the time of vigils (from evening to morning) are not still vigil Masses.

To say that something is “not a vigil Mass” is the same as saying “not an evening Mass” or “not a nighttime Mass.” If it happens at night, we can call it a nighttime Mass. If it happens during the time of vigils, and it’s the Mass of the next calendar day, it can be called a vigil Mass.