Diocese in the Absence of Priests

[hopefull]

My diocese is about to (next week) embark on its annual convocation of priests. That is a 3-day event in which virtually no church in the entire Diocese has a Mass for three days straight. For most of us who want to go to Daily Mass, that is from Sunday morning to Thursday morning (4 days, actually) without the Mass. Oh we have Deacons or “approved” Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers who are permitted to do a Communion service but it just isn’t the same. I can’t imagine every police officer, doctor, or fire fighter in a city taking 3 days to be “in convocation” and it bothers me that this happens every year, right after Divine Mercy Sunday. Am I being unfair or unreasonable to feel this way? If so, please drum some sanity into my unreasonableness. Thanks.

 

[THurifer2]

This cannot be correct. You are telling us that there will not be a Sunday Mass in the entire diocese, with the exception of the convocation Mass?? I find that very very very hard to beleive. If you mean AFTER Sunday mass meaning Monday -THurs with no DAILY mass…? I find that believable.

I think you need to check things out. I am pretty sure that the diocese will assist its people with meeting their Sunday Obligation.

 

[PhilotheaZ]

I think that when our Diocese does that, half the priests go in the morning and half in the afternoon, so there is still coverage.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

My diocese is about to (next week) embark on its annual convocation of priests. That is a 3-day event in which virtually no church in the entire Diocese has a Mass for three days straight. For most of us who want to go to Daily Mass, that is from Sunday morning to Thursday morning (4 days, actually) without the Mass. Oh we have Deacons or “approved” Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers who are permitted to do a Communion service but it just isn’t the same. I can’t imagine every police officer, doctor, or fire fighter in a city taking 3 days to be “in convocation” and it bothers me that this happens every year, right after Divine Mercy Sunday. Am I being unfair or unreasonable to feel this way? If so, please drum some sanity into my unreasonableness. Thanks.

Daily Mass is nice and a good pious practice, but when one is not available one is not available. Your post indicated the there will not be any Mass available at any church on Sunday morning. I believe that would be wrong. I’m sure it is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. You can also check a parish that has a religious Order. Sometimes they do not participate in these.

 

[Chatter163]

I think that you will find that the meetings last from Monday, rather than Sunday, through Thursday.

Also, despite the announcement that all priests are attending, there are typically a few who, for various reasons, do not, particularly hospital chaplains. It is not publicized.

 

[hopefull]

I’m sorry that I didn’t express this clearly enough. The three days are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday that all the priests of the diocese are in convocation. The four days referred to the time between Masses for those of us who try to get to Mass every day…from AFTER Mass on Sunday morning until the next Mass on Thursday morning being 4 days (allthough the convocation is on 3 weekdays.) Instead of emending above, I show the post that should have been clearer, with the word “after” added in red below. I just meant that although the convocation is 3 days, it will be a personal waiting time of 4 days to have another Mass. Hope this makes sense and I am grateful for the (name removed by moderator)ut. I have found a Trappist Monastery which will take about 3 hours round trip but where I can get to Mass. And there is an old retired priest who may not be going to convocation who may say Mass…but I wish our Diocese would help locate these Masses (if any) and print them in the bulletin, instead of our individually trying to find them, or most people just giving up.

My post should have read more clearly:
My diocese is about to (next week) embark on its annual convocation of priests. That is a 3-day event in which virtually no church in the entire Diocese has a Mass for three days straight. For most of us who want to go to Daily Mass, that is from AFTER Sunday morning to Thursday morning (4 days, actually) without the Mass. Oh we have Deacons or “approved” Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers who are permitted to do a Communion service but it just isn’t the same. I can’t imagine every police officer, doctor, or fire fighter in a city taking 3 days to be “in convocation” and it bothers me that this happens every year, right after Divine Mercy Sunday. Am I being unfair or unreasonable to feel this way? If so, please drum some sanity into my unreasonableness. Thanks

 

[1ke]

Am I being unfair or unreasonable to feel this way? If so, please drum some sanity into my unreasonableness. Thanks.

Yes, you are being unreasonable to feel this way.

Jesus drew away from the crowds for prayer-- and he took his Apostles with him in many cases.

Daily Mass is not a requirement, it’s an extra opportunity. You’re lucky you live in a place that you have it every day. We only have a priest once a week for daily Mass because he is shared with 2 other parishes.

Be grateful for what you have. Be grateful your Bishop gives you a full time priest. Stop whining.

 

[stbruno]

Believe the priests are close by, especially if a funeral needs to be done or someone needs the Sacrament of the Sick or viaticum brought to the dying.

They are not in a foreign country for this convocation, they probably are just across town!
Pray for our priests! Pray for Vocation!

They need to be together to get spiritual nourishment from their fellow brothers. Their morale must be low in this day and age of so much attack from the outside…don’t do it from within!

 

[puzzleannie]

our priests do this every year for a 5-day week, but they keep their on-call schedules for hospital emergencies etc. The bulletin announces that even though there is not a daily Mass in church, Father will say his private Mass for the intention listed for the day. When we have a deacon, there is a communion service, but not always, and not if there is something else scheduled like a funeral.