As a non-Catholic you have no Mass obligation, even though you are in RCIA with the intention of becoming a Catholic. The answer is therefore no you did not commit a sin.So I understand it is a mortal sin to miss Mass and Holy Days of Obligation however when does this come into affect? For example I am in RCIA and have missed Mass once or ttwice far during this process. Will I need to confess this?
You are not obligated to follow the Church’s rules on Mass attendance until you are a member. No, you do not need to confess this.So I understand it is a mortal sin to miss Mass and Holy Days of Obligation however when does this come into affect? For example I am in RCIA and have missed Mass once or ttwice far during this process. Will I need to confess this?
Unless you were instructed to attend Mass.As @thistle and @JulianN have said, the Mass obligation begins when you become a Catholic,
When you are received into the Church or baptized into the Church.So I understand it is a mortal sin to miss Mass and Holy Days of Obligation however when does this come into affect?
No.For example I am in RCIA and have missed Mass once or ttwice far during this process. Will I need to confess this?
No. This is not correct. The OP is not bound by the ecclesial laws of the Church.If you knew that attending Mass each Sunday was what what you were told to do then you refused to follow God. Confess!
Then someone instructed you incorrectly. You are welcome and encouraged to attend Mass, but you are not obligated to do so.Unless you were instructed to attend Mass.
I was instructed to attend every Sunday and I am not a Catholic yet.
But we are not to lay the burden of sin beyond what the Church says is sinful. This simply is not a sin, and we shouldn’t somehow imply it is.“Remember the day and keep it holy”
RCIA, ecclesiastical law, confirmations, baptisms, etc. notwithstanding…
use your conscience
Only if the person knew about the importance of attending Mass, right?Were you a falling Away Catholic, like you were baptized Catholic but not much else? Then yes
It is never a sin for a non-Catholic to not attend mass. Not even if his priest tells him he should.It is a sin if you did not try your best at learning the new habit of attending Sunday Mass.
I assume you mean how is not a sin to not follow the advice of a priest.How is it not a sin to follow the advice of a Priest?
I don’t know. I don’t need to know. What I know is that non-Catholics have absolutely no obligation to attend mass and no priest can change that. If the person in RCIA isn’t Catholic, their lack of attendance at mass is not a sin. The RCIA program may make it a stipulation to attend mass, but that’s a program requirement, not a requirement on pain of sin.I mean, have any Priests ever said that people in programs like RCIA have Sunday obligation?
That only applies to Catholics, not catechumens.I am only reffering to people who know it is important for them to attend Mass every Sunday.
Only if you’re Catholic.If I stay home being lazy rather than go to church I sin.