First Friday and Saturday

[Andruschak]

:nope: Vigils are only for recognised Feasts and Solemnities and Sundays. First Fridays don’t fall into that category.

Update on 5 January: I blew it. Thursday night I had to stay over one hour, so I didn’t get home until 1AM. Adoration of cats, nightime penitential prayers, more adoration of the cats, and Compline meant I didn’t get to be until 2 AM. I choose not to use an alarm clock, so did not wake up until 10 AM. The Friday masses are at 8 AM, and also in the evening. No noontime Masses anywhere in my area. :crying:

 

[mommyof4]

Update on 5 January: I blew it. Thursday night I had to stay over one hour, so I didn’t get home until 1AM. Adoration of cats, nightime penitential prayers, more adoration of the cats, and Compline meant I didn’t get to be until 2 AM. I choose not to use an alarm clock, so did not wake up until 10 AM. The Friday masses are at 8 AM, and also in the evening. No noontime Masses anywhere in my area. :crying:

There’s always next month!

 

[LilyM]

Keep in mind that Good Friday is the first Friday of April this year.

Many parishes don’t have communion, so you might have to do some research so that you end up failing to make your 9 consecutive first Fridays.

Years ago, a friend of mine and myself, decided to do 9 first Fridays, and sure enough, Good Friday was one of them. His parish had even Good Friday service, but no communion.
My parish had Good Friday service, but we were able to receive communion( no Mass).

Hmmm … that’s a thought. Might have to put some charitable but firm pressure on my local pastor to have a communion service on Good Friday this year!

I guess there’d be Easter Vigils that would cover the First Saturday.

And it’s certainly worth going even after you’ve attended the Nine Fridays or Five Saturdays. I know as a young’un I probably never made it to nine First Fridays in a row (I’d almost certainly recall if I had) but I think the fact that I tried is pleasing to Our Lord.

 

[Fergal]

Keep in mind that Good Friday is the first Friday of April this year.

Many parishes don’t have communion, so you might have to do some research so that you end up failing to make your 9 consecutive first Fridays.

Years ago, a friend of mine and myself, decided to do 9 first Fridays, and sure enough, Good Friday was one of them. His parish had even Good Friday service, but no communion.
My parish had Good Friday service, but we were able to receive communion( no Mass).

There may not be a Mass but you most certainly receive Holy Communion as part of the Good Friday service. So if Good Friday is part of the nine First Fridays, then you can still receive as long as youo are in the state of grace.

As well as this Saturday being the First Saturday it is aslo the Feast of the Epiphany. What a wonderful combination, for it is through the Heart of Mary that the Heart of Christ is reached.

 

[LilyM]

There may not be a Mass but you most certainly receive Holy Communion as part of the Good Friday service. So if Good Friday is part of the nine First Fridays, then you can still receive as long as youo are in the state of grace.

As well as this Saturday being the First Saturday it is aslo the Feast of the Epiphany. What a wonderful combination, for it is through the Heart of Mary that the Heart of Christ is reached.

Am I the only one finding this weekend/Monday horribly confusing?

We’re celebrating Epiphany tomorrow (Sunday) and the Feast of the Baptism on Monday, right? So why was today’s (Saturday’s) Gospel on the Baptism?

 

[Fergal]

Am I the only one finding this weekend/Monday horribly confusing?

We’re celebrating Epiphany tomorrow (Sunday) and the Feast of the Baptism on Monday, right? So why was today’s (Saturday’s) Gospel on the Baptism?

Oops! Sorry I am of course going by the Liturgical Calendar for Ireland. Much and all as I would like to think of Ireland being the centre of the universe , I guess on occassions like these I should check first!

Here, in Ireland, today, Saturday is the feast of the Epiphany, Tomorrow, Sunday is the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

There may not be a Mass but you most certainly receive Holy Communion as part of the Good Friday service. So if Good Friday is part of the nine First Fridays, then you can still receive as long as youo are in the state of grace.

As well as this Saturday being the First Saturday it is aslo the Feast of the Epiphany. What a wonderful combination, for it is through the Heart of Mary that the Heart of Christ is reached.

The point is that some parishes do not have a communion service. So, for those who are doing 9 first Fridays, you’d better do some research into the matter.

Jim

 

[LindaS]

Wouldn’t a Vigil mass on Thursday Evening count as a Friday Mass?

Harry,
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday make up what is called the Easter Triduum. The Mass on Holy Thursday is not a vigil Mass. It celebrates the establishment of the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Eucharist as both were instituted at the Last Supper. On Good Friday, there is no Mass, the only day of the liturgical year in which Mass is not celebrated as Christ is in the tomb. The tabernacle will be open and empty. A Communion service can be offered with the Eucharist being consecrated at Mass prior to Good Friday. There is no Mass on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil Mass in the evening. That’s when you will receive the Eucharist for the first time! HOpe this helps.

Peace,
Linda

 

[LilyM]

Oops! Sorry I am of course going by the Liturgical Calendar for Ireland. Much and all as I would like to think of Ireland being the centre of the universe , I guess on occassions like these I should check first!

Here, in Ireland, today, Saturday is the feast of the Epiphany, Tomorrow, Sunday is the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.

I so wish it was here too :yup: and I wouldn’t mind a bit if Ireland was the centre of the universe, lot better than most places I can think of

What I’m actually referring to is the fact that in the US and here in Oz, both Saturday’s and Monday’s Gospels recount the story of Our Lord’s Baptism :whacky:

 

[Andruschak]

Harry,
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday make up what is called the Easter Triduum. The Mass on Holy Thursday is not a vigil Mass. It celebrates the establishment of the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Eucharist as both were instituted at the Last Supper. On Good Friday, there is no Mass, the only day of the liturgical year in which Mass is not celebrated as Christ is in the tomb. The tabernacle will be open and empty. A Communion service can be offered with the Eucharist being consecrated at Mass prior to Good Friday. There is no Mass on Holy Saturday until the Easter Vigil Mass in the evening. That’s when you will receive the Eucharist for the first time! HOpe this helps.

Peace,
Linda

Oh, it does, IT DOES!! I now have some basic idea what will be going on. The RCIA Class has said very little about The TRIDUUM. I think it is supposed to be another of those experiential surprises like The Signing Of The Senses. (Which underwhelmed me.)

 

[rpp]

Oh, it does, IT DOES!! I now have some basic idea what will be going on. The RCIA Class has said very little about The TRIDUUM. I think it is supposed to be another of those experiential surprises like The Signing Of The Senses. (Which underwhelmed me.)

Signing of the Senses?

 

[Andruschak]

Signing of the Senses?

Part of the Rite Of Acceptance for us Candidates and Catecumans. Our sponsers made the Sign Of The Cross on several parts of our bodies, including ears, eyes, mouth, etc etc.

The actual spiritual/liturgical meanings were not explained to us, but I assume the repeated SOTCs were a way of sealing us on our path to Christ or something like that.

Nothing like this happened when I was confirmed in the Luthean Church as a teenager mumble-mumble years ago.

 

[rpp]

Part of the Rite Of Acceptance for us Candidates and Catecumans. Our sponsers made the Sign Of The Cross on several parts of our bodies, including ears, eyes, mouth, etc etc.

The actual spiritual/liturgical meanings were not explained to us, but I assume the repeated SOTCs were a way of sealing us on our path to Christ or something like that.

Nothing like this happened when I was confirmed in the Luthean Church as a teenager mumble-mumble years ago.

Ah, yes. I remember going through this. Ithappened (if my feeble and failing mind can correctly recall) when my RCIA group moved from “inquirers” stage to the “candidate” (those baptized) and “catechuman” (unbaptized).

 

[water]

It’s first Friday and first Saturday again. :harp:

 

[AngelRose81]

Yep! Yep! Exciting isn’t it!!

 

[water]

Yep! Yep! Exciting isn’t it!!

bump this up again.

 

[I_Believe]

Since this thread is here, I’ll ask a question I’ve been wanting to ask. A local parish has a First Friday/First Saturday devotion …

“Alliance of the Two Hearts”.

Here is the schedule…

4:30-5:30 Confessions

6:00pm First Friday Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

8:30 Holy Rosary

9:00pm Five Offices

10:15-11:15pm Confessions

10:45pm Four Offices

12:00 midnight First Saturday Mass followed by the Rosary

My question is, what are the Five Offices and the Four Offices ?

 

[pprimeau1976]

So do I get the benefit of the devotions if I did this on the First Friday of every month? I wouldn’t want to stop the Friday devotion after 9 months and the Saturday devotion after 5 - I would want to continue it.

 

[water]

So do I get the benefit of the devotions if I did this on the First Friday of every month? I wouldn’t want to stop the Friday devotion after 9 months and the Saturday devotion after 5 - I would want to continue it.

Yes, pray that you can have this devotion for your whole life.
Today, I went to mass and offered this special day for the soul of my grandmother who recently passed away. So, your devotion is also someone else’s benefit.

 

[water]

My question is, what are the Five Offices and the Four Offices ?

I echoed this to ask the same question. There are always things to learn.