“The use of the expression ‘grave cause’ indicates that the obligation is a very serious one. For obligations that admit more readily to exceptions, canon law usually uses expressions such as ‘a just cause.’”
Good for you Phemie, You and your children did the right thing.
Unfortunately, that is a big problem IMHO. Good catechesis would have been not to have the LoW mentioned by Phemie and for that community to be reminded Mass was available in nearby churches.
That’s how it should be, but unfortunately the bishops of Canada have not always agreed. I’m looking for my copy of a Liturgy of the Word ritual book published by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Western Canada that I found floating around the parish office. That volume categorically stated that it was more important to gather as a community than to attend Mass in another parish. This was published in the late 70s early 80s and I’m not sure that all the priests who were around at that time have received the new memo.
Can you presume (CCC#2478) that those who attended the LoW with Communion in their own community did not later in the same canonical day, as you did, participate at Mass and recieve Communion a second time?
No. It’s still a false dichotomy. A CS is infinitely more than the “prayer of the church” because it includes Holy Communion.
Yes, I can presume such a thing because I was involved in the preparation for these liturgies. It was definitely seen as more important to worship in French, regardless of whether that was Mass or Liturgy of the Word, than to attend Mass in any other language. That was the mindset.
Sorry Matthew, I’m not up on the abbreviations. Please give me some help here,
In order to unite all the different faith traditions, our Church thought it would be a good idea if we became more like them, they pretty much accomplished that, I’m in a struggle at my Parish to make it more “Catholic”. The biggest trouble is, folks don’t know what it is to be a real Catholic. Our church for all intents is pretty much Protestant. A person would need to be 55 to 60 years old to have any memory of the Roman Catholic Church.That’s how it should be, but unfortunately the bishops of Canada have not always agreed. I’m looking for my copy of a Liturgy of the Word ritual book published by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Western Canada that I found floating around the parish office. That volume categorically stated that it was more important to gather as a community than to attend Mass in another parish. This was published in the late 70s early 80s and I’m not sure that all the priests who were around at that time have received the new memo.
I had my hands on this recently and will quote you the exact text when I find it again.
IMHO = in my humble opinion
Thanks Matthew, it’s hard enough for me to keep up with LoW, OF, EM not sure of this last one.
Are you of the opinion that these people did attend a mass at another Parish?
Of what I’ve read, no one asked if you have a pastor at your church, and if you do where is he when the cs is being done. There is a parish near by that the priest takes a day off and they have a cs on that day even though the priest may be less than 50 feet away in the rectory. Is this all right? I don’t think so.
You’re welcome. EM = I don’t know, either.
You note parishes, more than one. It is wonderful to be devoted to your own parish, as am I. That being said, my parish has a mass on two days during the weekdays. I’m a retired guy and I like to attend mass daily if possible. I end up usually going to my parish only one day during the week and I go to another parish three days on weekdays. I am really devoted to both parishes.
I know of nowhere where it states that Catholics need to receive the Eucharist every day. However, one could easily counter that there is nothing which states that Catholics are not to take communion every day. In this day and age when faith the world over is declining why anyone would want to come out against communion services where the faithful can receive the body and blood of our Blessed Lord is quite beyond me. Such a desire on the part of the faithful should be celebrated not put down.
Sorrry, in I think in this case you are wrong. The ritual we use instructs the EMHC to take Communion before he/she gives it to the rest of the congregation. I don’t think same rules apply here as at Mass.
That’s interesting. All of the communion services I have been to have been led by one of our Deacons so it has never been an issue.
We have no deacons around here so there is no choice. I’m one of 4 trained to lead the Sunday Liturgy of the Word with Communion in my parish. The person who leads it is not the person who does the Communion Rite unless there is no other EMHC present – in fact, I’m not an EMHC so I can only lead the Liturgy of the Word part.