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hasikelee
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Our parish has a 5:30pm mass on Sundays. Does it fulfill the obligation or do we need to go earlier?
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FrDavid96
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It fulfills the obligation, no doubt about it.
Interresting that this same question is popping up so many times in the past few days. I wonder why? Just coincidence?
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maryjk
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We not only have a 5:00pm mass on Sunday’s. We also have a 9:00pm mass. And two in the morning. And one on Saturday evening. 
Lots to choose from.
Lots to choose from.
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hasikelee
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Finals week in school so everyone is sleep deprived?
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thistle
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We have 10 Masses every Sunday. First at 5.30am and the last at 8.30pm. All of them are packed full.We not only have a 5:00pm mass on Sunday’s. We also have a 9:00pm mass. And two in the morning. And one on Saturday evening.
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Chatter163
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I would guess that it is because of the Immaculate Conception falling on a Monday last week, which raised questions about the status of Sunday evening Mass (and Vespers).
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ProVobis
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The Mass would have to be designated for Sunday or the Holy Day, I would think.I would guess that it is because of the Immaculate Conception falling on a Monday last week, which raised questions about the status of Sunday evening Mass (and Vespers).
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ProVobis
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No Masses for claustrophobics like me?
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tee_eff_em
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While a Mass is generally celebrated according to the day or as a vigil of or in anticipation of the following day, there may be other circumstances when it may be celebrated otherwise.
But that would not prevent anyone in attendance from fulfilling their obligation.
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cameron_lansing
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The condition of a designation does not exist in canon or liturgical law as a condition for fulfillment of the precept.
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kurtmasur
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I’ve posted this response already to a similar question raised elsewhere, so please excuse repetition:
If this further helps this discussion, I would like to point out that in the Church’s other main liturgical celebration, the Liturgy of the Hours (for those of you who are familiar with it), Sundays always have 2 vespers (evening) services: the first one is on Saturday evening and the 2nd one is on Sunday evening. The same is true for solemnities.
So by this reasoning, it should follow that Sunday evening Mass is canonically valid to count as Sunday.
If this further helps this discussion, I would like to point out that in the Church’s other main liturgical celebration, the Liturgy of the Hours (for those of you who are familiar with it), Sundays always have 2 vespers (evening) services: the first one is on Saturday evening and the 2nd one is on Sunday evening. The same is true for solemnities.
So by this reasoning, it should follow that Sunday evening Mass is canonically valid to count as Sunday.
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LilyM
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People get up at 5.30 on a Sunday for Mass? That’s dedication!No Masses for claustrophobics like me?
However, there’s a parish here that has you beat - 11 Sunday Masses! Earliest is 7am latest is 8pm. 7am isn’t so full but the others are well attended.
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FrDavid96
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Downtown Pittsburgh used to (might still) have a 2:00 AM Mass (yes A. M.) Sunday morning.
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LilyM
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See THAT makes a whole lot more sense - in my younger days I could attend that one after a typical Saturday night out …
Although I suppose some folks would stay out until 5.30, and there are always the shiftworkers and so on
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Phemie
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I used to attend Mass at 6:30 am with my dad when he had to work on Sunday.See THAT makes a whole lot more sense - in my younger days I could attend that one after a typical Saturday night out …
Although I suppose some folks would stay out until 5.30, and there are always the shiftworkers and so on
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LilyM
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That’s the sort of thing I meant - although doing that in winter would be pure torture.
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ProVobis
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I think you’re right about that. At one of the Saturday afternoon weddings I attended, the priest said that it (the nuptual Mass) would count for Sunday.
That said, I’m not sure if a late Sunday Mass would count for BOTH the Sunday and the Holy Day (Monday) obligations.
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Phemie
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I don’t think the Church runs two for one specials for Sundays and Holy Days.
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ProVobis
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Not shocking at all. When I used to attend the 6:30 am Mass, there had already been some side altar Masses going on for the nuns and whoever else had busy mornings. But that was over 50 years ago when fasting was from midnight. Good to know the inner city still holds to certain traditions.
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FrDavid96
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It was/is called the “Printers’ Mass” It was done to accomodate the typesetters who put out Sunday’s paper and who left work just before 2 AM.
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