Did I commit a mortal sin by missing the mass of the Ascension?

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Hi everyone. I didn’t realize today was a holy day of obligation and I missed mass. I did go to confession and even received the Eucharist but I did not stay for mass. Did I commit a mortal sin? 🤷:confused:
 
**In Canada:

"In accordance with the prescriptions of c. 1246, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops hereby decrees that the holydays of obligation to be observed in Canada are: all Sundays of the year, Christmas Day, the Feast of Mary, Mother of God.

The feasts of the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) will be transferred to the following Sunday."

In the United States:

“In accord with c. 1246, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops decrees that the holydays of obligation to be observed in the United States are the solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God; the solemnity of the Ascension; the solemnity of the Assumption; the solemnity of All Saints; the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; the solemnity of Christmas. The solemnity of the Epiphany shall be transferred to the first Sunday following January 1st; the solemnity of Corpus Christi shall be observed on the second Sunday following Pentecost. When the solemnities of Mary, Mother of God, the Assumption, and All Saints fall on a Saturday or a Monday they will not be observed as holy days of obligation.”**
 
Holly3278 said:
Hi everyone. I didn’t realize today was a holy day of obligation and I missed mass. I did go to confession and even received the Eucharist but I did not stay for mass. Did I commit a mortal sin? 🤷:confused:
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That depends on where you live. In the vast majority of dioceses in the United States the celebration of the Ascension has been moved from the traditional date of 40 days after Easter to the following Sunday. In a few dioceses it remains on Thursday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and Omaha retain the Thursday date.

Even if you live in one of those provinces, you can’t “accidentally” commit a mortal sin. In order to commit a mortal sin there are three requirements: grave matter, full knowledge, and full consent. So if you didn’t realize it was a holy day then you didn’t commit a mortal sin.

Your church bulletin is usually a good source of information on when holy days fall and what times Masses will be available on those days.
 
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That depends on where you live. In the vast majority of dioceses in the United States the celebration of the Ascension has been moved from the traditional date of 40 days after Easter to the following Sunday. In a few dioceses it remains on Thursday. The ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and Omaha retain the Thursday date.

Even if you live in one of those provinces, you can’t “accidentally” commit a mortal sin. In order to commit a mortal sin there are three requirements: grave matter, full knowledge, and full consent. So if you didn’t realize it was a holy day then you didn’t commit a mortal sin.

Your church bulletin is usually a good source of information on when holy days fall and what times Masses will be available on those days.
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Ah ok. I live in the Diocese of Evansville so I suppose I am safe. 🙂
 
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