Does the Vigil fulfill our obligation?

[Monica4316]

Hi,

sorry about my ignorance:blush:

I just went to the Easter Vigil. I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it to Mass tomorrow morning. Does this mean I’ve fulfilled my Sunday obligation and won’t be sinning if I don’t go tomorrow? I really want to go again, but in case I can’t

thanks!

 

[dixieagle]

Hi,

sorry about my ignorance:blush:

I just went to the Easter Vigil. I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it to Mass tomorrow morning. Does this mean I’ve fulfilled my Sunday obligation and won’t be sinning if I don’t go tomorrow? I really want to go again, but in case I can’t

thanks!

Yes, you have most certainly fulfilled your Mass obligation. From Canon Law:

*Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass. *

God bless.

 

[tee_eff_em]

Why would it not?


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[Southerncross]

The vigil Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation . Rest easy .
[SIGN]Pax et Bonum[/SIGN]

 

[Janet1983]

Hi,

sorry about my ignorance:blush:

I just went to the Easter Vigil. I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it to Mass tomorrow morning. Does this mean I’ve fulfilled my Sunday obligation and won’t be sinning if I don’t go tomorrow? I really want to go again, but in case I can’t

thanks!

Why shouldn’t it? Just considering pure logic it should as since the 2nd Vaticanum the time for fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday (or a Holy Day of Obligation) begins on the evening of the day before. That is why most parishes celebrate Sunday Mass also on Saturday evening.
Though I never had that problem (I was usually there anyways as head altar server) I think it wouldn’t be a problem if you just went tonight.

 

[MarkThompson]

Why would it not?

Well, the Easter Vigil differs from Easter Day Mass a lot more than your usual anticipatory Mass differs from Sunday Mass. And Easter is itself the holiest day on the calendar, I can see why someone might think the Vigil has a different function from the Easter Day Mass and therefore doesn’t fulfill the obligation. (Of course it does; but I don’t know that it’s super-obvious.)