Can a priest move my Sunday obligation to Saturday temporarily?

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I have heard that your pastor can move your Sunday obligation to attend Mass to a different day of the week if, for example, your work schedule makes it impossible to attend mass on Sunday. My family and I will soon be taking a two-week cruise. This will include two Sundays at sea. There will not be a priest onboard the ship. We will be in port on the Saturdays, but will have to be back on the ship before any Vigil Masses occur. So, I was wondering if my pastor could move our Sunday obligation to Saturday just for these two weeks. God bless, and thank you very much.
 
Hi,

I know of no such authority that a local pastor has. The bishop does, though. But such a dispensation is really not necessary. If you can’t get to Mass, you can’t get to Mass. God does not demand the impossible. I suggest that you attend Mass on those Saturdays.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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