Does a Sunday Wedding count as Sunday Mass?

[Joe_Kelley]

It is my understanding that a nuptual mass may not be celebrated on Sunday (unless there is a special dispensation)

Sunday weddings are a nuptual service (even if there is a communion service, there is no consecration).

The canon law is that no celebration supercedes the Sunday Mass. I was told this, so I do not have the reference.

LuX

My 1974 Sacramentary states:

If a marriage is celebrated on a Sunday or solemnity, the Mass of the day is used with the nuptial blessing and, where appropriate, the special final blessing. . . When the wedding Mass may not be used . . .one of the readings for marriage may be chosen. On Sundays of the Christmas season and on Sundays in ordinary time, in Masses which are not parish masses, the wedding Mass may be said without change.

I haven’t heard of any changes.

The only days I know of on which one may not be married are Good Friday [no mass that day] and All Souls [A marriage during the Mass for the Dead just won’t work.]

 

[Semper_Fi_1]

I’m going to a wedding next Sunday afternoon and am wondering if that Mass covers the Sunday obligation or not. (It wouldn’t be a big dal, but I ahve to travel for it, so making Mass in the AM will be difficult and am busy the night before.) If I have to, I’ll make time and will try to anyway, but given my distaste for mornings, it would ease my conscience to know for sure.

Thanks.

The bride and groom must’ve really pulled some strings in order to get their wedding on a Sunday. Weddings on Sunday are forbidden by the USCCB as well as in Canada. Is it a Catholic wedding?

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

I’m going to a wedding next Sunday afternoon and am wondering if that Mass covers the Sunday obligation or not. (It wouldn’t be a big dal, but I ahve to travel for it, so making Mass in the AM will be difficult and am busy the night before.) If I have to, I’ll make time and will try to anyway, but given my distaste for mornings, it would ease my conscience to know for sure.

Thanks.

Back to the OP.
Perhaps it is a service and not a Mass?

Lux

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

ps …although many people consider any service in a Church on Saturday or Sunday to satisfy the Sunday obligation

 

[paulcosmith]

I’m told it’s a Mass. I don’t know the couple; they’re friends of my girlfriend. She’s Protestant so she probably doesn’t know the difference between a Mass and just the ceremony and certainly wouldn’t know to ask.

Reading this thread, it looks like the safest thing may be just to go to Mass in the morning before I head up.

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

If you know which Church, you could call the Rectory and ask.

Lux

 

[thistle]

Every year our parish distributes a questionnaire. There is a space for comments. It never fails that several people suggest having a Sunday afternoon mass and our pastor always responds that our bishop does not permit any Sunday Mass to begin AFTER 12noon.

We have 10 Masses on Sundays starting at 5.30am through to 8.30pm, including afternoon Masses and they all fulfill the Sunday obligation.

 

[Sir_Knight]

We have 10 Masses on Sundays starting at 5.30am through to 8.30pm, including afternoon Masses and they all fulfill the Sunday obligation.

Wanna swap Bishops

There are times that we don’t make the 11:30am mass and have to drive OVER an hour to attend a 5pm mass in another diocese because all of the parishes in nearby are in our diocese and also prohibitted by our bishop from having masses after 12noon.

 

[Corki]

The bride and groom must’ve really pulled some strings in order to get their wedding on a Sunday. Weddings on Sunday are forbidden by the USCCB as well as in Canada. Is it a Catholic wedding?

Again, do you have a reference for that? We were married on a Sunday and there was no mention of it being an issue (we just wanted it to be in the middle of a three day weekend for people who traveled). I know many parishes do not like to do Sunday weddings but it is mostly because the parish staff, including clergy are rightfully focused on the regular Masses.

But “forbidden”???

 

[paulcosmith]

I spoke to my pastor about it this morning and he said that Sunday weddings are generally frowned upon but can be allowed for sufficient reason. He also said as long as I don’t abuse it, I could attend a Sunday wedding and consider it to fulfill my obligation.

 

[Lux_et_Tenebrae]

I spoke to my pastor about it this morning and he said that Sunday weddings are generally frowned upon but can be allowed for sufficient reason. He also said as long as I don’t abuse it, I could attend a Sunday wedding and consider it to fulfill my obligation.

Do you know for certain that it is a Mass? I don’t think your pastor would say a service will fulfill your obligation.

Lux

 

[paulcosmith]

The conversation took place with the assumption it wa a Mass.