Does Sunday Mass count without a homily?

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After doing a quick overview of the last few weeks of homilies, Our priest said that he thought next week was this week so he prepped the homily for the wrong week. He said he wasn’t comfortable speaking off the cuff and that we’re strong enough so we can go without his words for a week, and that was that. Does Mass count without a homily? I tried to warn some other people who will be going to Mass later that he didn’t have a homily this week and they all said it was OK.
 
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After doing a quick overview of the last few weeks of homilies, Our priest said that he thought next week was this week so he prepped the homily for the wrong week. He said he wasn’t comfortable speaking off the cuff and that we’re strong enough so we can go without his words for a week, and that was that. Does Mass count without a homily? I tried to warn some other people who will be going to Mass later that he didn’t have a homily this week and they all said it was OK.
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Of course it counts. As long as Mass was valid, and a homily is not necessary for validity, it counts and you’ve met your obligation.
 
He gave a very short “homily” describing the situation. Even if he just skipped it, it would be his possible violation, not the parishioners.
 
My favorite homily of all time was :

“The homily is where I explain the readings to you… If you don’t already get what the Scriptures are saying this week, then there’s no way I can explain them…”

… at which point the priest sat down.

Of course it counts.
 
Myqyl said:
My favorite homily of all time was :

“The homily is where I explain the readings to you… If you don’t already get what the Scriptures are saying this week, then there’s no way I can explain them…”

… at which point the priest sat down.

Of course it counts.
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Sometimes, instead of homily, a lay person in charge of some fund drive or some retreat gets up and talks about it.
 
LegoGE1947 said:
Sometimes, instead of homily, a lay person in charge of some fund drive or some retreat gets up and talks about it.
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That’s unfortunate if it happens at a Sunday mass. It’s not to be omitted from Sunday without a grave reason.
 
marty1818 said:
That’s unfortunate if it happens at a Sunday mass. It’s not to be omitted from Sunday without a grave reason.
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It has always miffed me when this happens instead of a homily. BTW I see you are in the diocese of Peoria, IL Many congrats to your Bishop Jenky for speaking out against some of the anti-Catholic goings on in this country recently.👍 I read a copy of his homily at the website “Real Catholic TV.com.”
 
LegoGE1947 said:
It has always miffed me when this happens instead of a homily. BTW I see you are in the diocese of Peoria, IL Many congrats to your Bishop Jenky for speaking out against some of the anti-Catholic goings on in this country recently.👍 I read a copy of his homily at the website “Real Catholic TV.com.”
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It’s a great homily.
 
Yeah, my priest wasn’t feeling well one Sunday, so he skipped the homily to make Mass shorter so he could go and heal.
 
At the daily mass at the cathedral, the homily was only a minute long. However the priest is a very holy priest from Poland, and it was a profound minute.
 
LegoGE1947 said:
Sometimes, instead of homily, a lay person in charge of some fund drive or some retreat gets up and talks about it.
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That should happen after communion, in addition to the homily, never in place of it, especially on Sunday.
 
I believe the language was strengthened in the current edition of the Missal–if I recall correctly, homilies on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation are not optional, and are strongly encouraged on every day. However, under the circumstance, I would have taken a few minutes (during the other readings) to consider what I might say briefly, along with the apology.

I did have a similar problem years ago when the wrong reading from Genesis, on which I had based my homily, was read at one Mass–but because the readings were so similar, I just changed a few points, and it worked!
 
Don’t you think it’s kind of sad when a priest says he can’t speak extemporaneously on Scripture? Nevertheless, as several others have pointed out, you faithfully attended and therefore it’s not your fault.
 
aragonjohn1 said:
As long there is a valid consecration it is mass.
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And we have a winner!

Yes a homily is required on a Sunday or HDO,but missing one doesn’t mean there isn’t a Mass. If the consecration is missing, then there is definately no Mass! :eek:
 
Mrs_Sally said:
And we have a winner!

Yes a homily is required on a Sunday or HDO,but missing one doesn’t mean there isn’t a Mass. If the consecration is missing, then there is definately no Mass! :eek:
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So this explains why a service on Good Friday is not a Mass but rather a liturgy. Since there is no consecration on that day. Being a relatively new Catholic I was wondering about that!
 
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