Article: Yes, Skipping Sunday Mass (Without a Good Reason) Is a Grave Sin

[mdgspencer]

see churchpop.com/2017/08/24/yes-skipping-sunday-mass-without-a-just-cause-is-a-grave-sin/

“Participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and of being faithful to Christ and to his Church,” the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” explains.

“It is both a precept of the Church and Church law that Catholics must worship God on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation by participating in the Holy Mass” (quoting the article linked below).

An article from EWTN, the Catholic Communications network, specifically brings out what the Catholic Church says about this, at ewtn.com/expert/answers/sunday_mass.htm

 

[Constantin]

Assuming one had too many drinks on Saturday evening.
Would it be better to stay home or go to mass still half-drunk?
Or better sober up and look for a afternoon mass, if possible?
Of course, it is understood you should not drink that much in the first place.

 

[Monica4316]

Assuming one had too many drinks on Saturday evening.
Would it be better to stay home or go to mass still half-drunk?
Or better sober up and look for a afternoon mass, if possible?
Of course, it is understood you should not drink that much in the first place.

I’d say not only should a person not drink so much in the first place, but if they drink on Saturday night, knowing it might make it difficult to go to Mass the next day, - if they can’t go, that would be their fault… missing the Sunday obligation is not a grave sin if it’s due to something that you can’t control. But surely a person who chose to drink the previous day, caused this to happen themselves…

 

[mdgspencer]

As the title of this post indicates, you can skip mass for a good reason. It would be up to your conscience on Sunday to decide if something is a good reason.

Assuming one had too many drinks on Saturday evening.
Would it be better to stay home or go to mass still half-drunk?
Or better sober up and look for a afternoon mass, if possible?
Of course, it is understood you should not drink that much in the first place.

 

[Constantin]

I’d say not only should a person not drink so much in the first place, but if they drink on Saturday night, knowing it might make it difficult to go to Mass the next day, - if they can’t go, that would be their fault… missing the Sunday obligation is not a grave sin if it’s due to something that you can’t control. But surely a person who chose to drink the previous day, caused this to happen themselves…

If the person chose to get drunk fully on purpose, I would say he/she may have a general issue with alcohol. But sometimes it happens to people who do not drink regularly, but are caught off guard on social events (such as birthday parties, or similar).

 

[poche]

Assuming one had too many drinks on Saturday evening.
Would it be better to stay home or go to mass still half-drunk?
Or better sober up and look for a afternoon mass, if possible?
Of course, it is understood you should not drink that much in the first place.

Better to plan ahead and either;

A go to a Saturday evening mass so you can leave and go out or
B go to a Sunday evening mass when you are more sober.

 

[anon96423383]

Constantin:

Assuming one had too many drinks on Saturday evening.
Would it be better to stay home or go to mass still half-drunk?
Or better sober up and look for a afternoon mass, if possible?
Of course, it is understood you should not drink that much in the first place.

Better to plan ahead and either;

A go to a Saturday evening mass so you can leave and go out or
B go to a Sunday evening mass when you are more sober.

That said,
getting drunk is a mortal sin. One should go to mass, but shouldn’t receive the Eucharist until they go to confession.