First Communion mass on a Sunday - meets holy day of obligation?

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Hello,

I am attending a mass Sunday to see my nephew receive his First Communion. I understand it is a full mass. It is at 1:30 in the afternoon- but I noticed in the parish that the Sunday masses are 9:00 and 11:00 only.

For this reason it feels like despite it being mass on Sunday it may not fulfill my Sunday obligation and I will also need to attend a regular Sunday mass as well? Is this correct thinking?

Thank you in advance,
Sam
 
The obligation is to attend mass on Sunday, not attend a “regularly scheduled mass” on Sunday.

Should probably be a nice sized group at the Mass, a lot of churches just have the 1st Communions at one of the regularly scheduled masses. The expected attendance was enough to justify the extra effort.
 
Any Mass celebrated from Saturday evening until Sunday night at midnight will meet your Sunday obligation.
 
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.
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Will it be a Mass celebrated in a Catholic rite on the feast day itself?
Sounds good. 👍
 
Any mass between evening on Saturday (most places that is 4 PM) and 11:59 PM on Sunday meets your Sunday Obligation.
 
Of course it will.
My previous parish held all FHC Masses during the regularly scheduled times. WE found that a Satruday morning Mass, was OFTEN followed by the family skipping Sunday “because we were just there!”
And the poor children, so recently gifted with the Holy Eucharist are misled by parents who should know better.
 
Scheduling a special mass also helps with seating problems (see the thread about saving seats!)
 
I’ve known priests to dispense the families from their Sunday Obligation when there is a pre-evening Saturday FHC Mass.
 
A pastor can dispense people from their Sunday Obligation. There is not a list of reasons, it is up to his prudential judgement.

It is also not uncommon for a dispensation for Sunday to be granted to those celebrating a Nuptual Mass on Saturday.

Pastors realize that we are mere mortals, that sometimes a weekend of out of town visitors and planning for something like a FHC or Wedding is quite an ordeal. Instead of putting souls in danger of sin, dispense them from the next Sunday.
 
All the more reason to teach children well.
You dont’ ask for a dispensation because it’s convenient.
The Sunday obligation is not so hard.
I’m not a legalist, but this starts a child off on the wrong footing regard in Mass attendance. CAthocli relatives should understand.
I, as a DRE, had a parent sat to me that he didn’t bring his child to Mass in 3rd grade because “he worked so hard for his FHC the previous year, and sports are important! The child needs rest.!”

Seen it. It’s not a great idea.
YMMV
 
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I’m not arguing, you are. 🤨
I’m saying it’s a terrible practice. Children are parishioners and should receive in the context of their Sunday obligation, as that is the time when they nearly always receive communion. IN community with their families.
Our priests, in THIS Archdiocese, feel Sunday should not be skipped in the case of FHC liturgies.
 
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