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MSSheBear
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Our Daily Mass is 20 minutes long and includes a short but wonderful homily. It is early in the morning but I can still only attend twice a week if I am lucky.
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Cat
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Ours are about 30 minutes long, which means that I cannot attend even the 6:30 a.m. Mass unless I have a day off. I have to be at work at 7:00 a.m. I usually attend when I have a day off–such a blessing.
The Catholic hospital in this city offers a daily Mass that is supposedly around 10 minutes long. I know that sounds too short to many of you, but for hospital employees and families of patients, this is just perfect! (I’m told that the priests offering this Mass talk really, really fast!) I understand that even with a Mass this short, throughout the Mass, employees and others dash out the door when they get paged. I wish I could attend this Mass, but it still doesn’t work out with my schedule. Sigh.
The Catholic hospital in this city offers a daily Mass that is supposedly around 10 minutes long. I know that sounds too short to many of you, but for hospital employees and families of patients, this is just perfect! (I’m told that the priests offering this Mass talk really, really fast!) I understand that even with a Mass this short, throughout the Mass, employees and others dash out the door when they get paged. I wish I could attend this Mass, but it still doesn’t work out with my schedule. Sigh.
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ProdigalSon1211
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What is the difference between the Sunday Mass and the Daily Mass? I thought they are all the same with the exception being it takes place on a weekday. Sorry for this noob question, I reverted back to my Catholic Faith. So you mean Daily Mass is not 1 hour unlike Sunday Mass?
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YoungTradCath
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A Sunday Mass usually is longer and more elaborate. In the ideal, more precious vestments would be used, not having music at least at the principal Sunday Mass is unthinkable, the vessels (chalice, paten, etc) would be more precious, more altar boys as needed. So just more “stuff” all around.
Also, there are less parts to a daily Mass. There are only two readings instead of three. There is usually no Gloria or Creed. The homily is usually, but not necessarily, shorter. In many places there is no procession; the priest and whoever assists him will just come out from the sacristy.
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Mrs_Sally
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Several things naturally make week day Masses shorter - fewer readings, no recitation of the creed or gloria, and no music. Also, the gifts are usually not processed up and there is no collection. The homily is also not required, so it may be omitted or be shorter than a normal Sunday homily.
Finally weekly Mass congregations are usually smaller, so distribution of communion doesn’t take as long.
All these things taken together naturally mean that a week day Mass can be 20-25 minutes without being rushed or irreverant at all. If a few things are added back, especially on Feast days, Mass can go back up to 40 minutes.
The major time blocks are in the length of the homily and the time required to distribute communion.
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misspriss
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Mine are between 20 and 25 minutes. Seems like they used to be longer.
I started going to daily Mass before I went to RCIA or had the courage to go to Sunday Mass. We used to have the creed and take a collection, but they don’t now. I went to the 7:15 Monday morning, and it was 20 minutes or less - of course, there were only 6 people there. I’m pretty sure we did the creed though? I went to the 5:30 pm today, maybe 20 people, took closer to 25 minutes. Hm, yeah exactly 5:55 when we got out. I am so glad I work right down the road from the Cathedral again, and unlike last time, my job allows me to have time to go to Mass. I went Monday, and Wednesday, and there is Mass the next two days this week! I am super excited.
I started going to daily Mass before I went to RCIA or had the courage to go to Sunday Mass. We used to have the creed and take a collection, but they don’t now. I went to the 7:15 Monday morning, and it was 20 minutes or less - of course, there were only 6 people there. I’m pretty sure we did the creed though? I went to the 5:30 pm today, maybe 20 people, took closer to 25 minutes. Hm, yeah exactly 5:55 when we got out. I am so glad I work right down the road from the Cathedral again, and unlike last time, my job allows me to have time to go to Mass. I went Monday, and Wednesday, and there is Mass the next two days this week! I am super excited.
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pilots13
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We have a church in town here that I refer to as the “Home of the 15 minute Mass.” And by Mass I’m referring to Sunday Mass. Now 15 minutes is a bit of an exaggeration, but if they go 30, it’s a long Mass. They are downtown and created the “speed Mass” to cater to the work crowd for Holy Days. The amazing thing is they don’t skip anything, but the music, and the church is almost always crowded (it is a smaller building, but still).
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SeekNFind
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Although I don’t go to daily mass, sometimes the wait between Sundays is too long. Yesterday I was on the archdiocese website searching for an evening Mass but I just couldn’t find one within a reasonable distance. So I was so excited to go this morning. 
I’ve tried a few different masses during the week (at different churches) depending on the time of day and my schedule. Most were 30 min or so. One was kind of like being in church on Sunday with music (processional, recessional hymns) but I don’t think it was that much longer.
I wouldn’t mind a longer service with music because I feel like I get more out of it. Is it bad to admit that?
But sometimes I just have this strong urge to be in Church, even if it’s a shorter mass.
I’ve tried a few different masses during the week (at different churches) depending on the time of day and my schedule. Most were 30 min or so. One was kind of like being in church on Sunday with music (processional, recessional hymns) but I don’t think it was that much longer.I wouldn’t mind a longer service with music because I feel like I get more out of it. Is it bad to admit that?
But sometimes I just have this strong urge to be in Church, even if it’s a shorter mass.
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bscastro
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You can also try www.masstimes.org. You can put in your zip code and it finds all of the Catholic Churches within the area.Yesterday I was on the archdiocese website searching for an evening Mass but I just couldn’t find one within a reasonable distance. So I was so excited to go this morning.
I started going to daily Mass as much as possible the last couple months myself. It’s been such a blessing!
God bless,
Bryan
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SeekNFind
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Thanks for the website! I know the Lord is working on me because I never wanted to go to church so much in my life! And to be finally able to partake in communion. . .it’s everything.
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Peter57
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The average daily Mass length is about 35 minutes.
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hilde_the_dog
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To those who work and cannot attend the full Mass go for what you can. It is meant to be a come as you are Mass for those working. God loves every effort we make. You give what you can and that’s all that is asked. People at the Daily Masses I attend some always arrive ten minutes into it and some must leave before communion - whatever works. God knows your schedule.
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mfrances
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Daily Mass that I attend is 30 minutes long. The perfect amount of time for me. Following Mass on some days of the week is Adoration and Benediction but my lunch break doesn’t allow me to stay for this.
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SeekNFind
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I went to mass at a hospital chapel before heading to work and it was 10 minuets! There wasn’t a priest but a woman (who I assume is a lay minister) who officiated (is that the right word?). She read the gospel and administered the host (which must have been already consecrated). It was different.
There wasn’t a priest but a woman (who I assume is a lay minister) who officiated (is that the right word?). She read the gospel and administered the host (which must have been already consecrated). It was different.
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garn9173
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Welcome to the Church! Sounds like it was a Communion Service, that possibly could’ve been celebrated by a Nun. These services can be used in place of a Daily Mass. My Parish has Daily Mass 4 times a week in the morning and on Thursday, I assume to give my Priest the day off, a Communion Service takes place instead of Daily Mass.I went to mass at a hospital chapel before heading to work and it was 10 minuets!
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SeekNFind
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She wasn’t a nun, but was a hospital employee
So it was a communion service even though we did the readings, sign of peace, etc? I still prefer the full on mass, but this is a great option for me en route to work, especially since I feel like receiving communion as often as possible is good for me.
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garn9173
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Yes it was, anyone can do a Communion Service. Notice that Mass isn’t celebrated on Good Friday, it’s similar to a Communion Service, just longer because the host for Good Friday was consecrated on Holy Thursday.She wasn’t a nun, but was a hospital employee
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OraLabora
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A homily is not required at daily Mass. However when I used to go to St Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal for the 7 am Mass, sometimes the rector would preside. He would give 2 or three sentence homily that was so incisive, it woe stick with you all day.
The Mass itself was typically 25 minutes, a bit longer on feasts. Quiet, no music except for the chanting of the alleluia, no deviations from the rubrics. Perfect food to start the day.
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zab
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On the average it is about 35-40 minutes
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SeekNFind
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Thanks for clarifying!
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