First Friday Devotion

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I have been making the ‘First Friday’ Mass devotions since January this year. With this Friday being Good Friday and not the normal Mass being held I’m assuming this breaks the number of consecutive First Fridays?
 
seattle99 said:
I have been making the ‘First Friday’ Mass devotions since January this year. With this Friday being Good Friday and not the normal Mass being held I’m assuming this breaks the number of consecutive First Fridays?
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You know, I was just thinking about this recently. I’m curious to hear the answer.
 
I’m pretty sure that the Good Friday service fufills the First Friday devotion.
 
i don’t know but i read this on spirit daily 2day
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The first Saturday for the month of April is Holy Saturday. Mass and Holy Communion are not possible this day. Those making the Five First Saturdays can offer their Easter communion in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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i wonder how many like me didn’t realise their is no mass on holy saturday, after 6pm is then the vigil mass
 
I believe in this case, the second Saturday (14 April) actually counts as the first Saturday.

I was looking at the Lay Dominicans in my area’s calendar, and they always meet the first Saturday morning of the month, which would normally be April 7th. But this month they are instead meeting on Saturday, April 14th for their monthly chapter meeting.

And Friday, April 6th would probably be moved to Friday, April 13th.

Although if they say Easter communion can be offered instead, that is probably true. It just seems strange to me because Easter is on a Sunday and you’re supposed to go to Mass on Sundays anyway; even if it wasn’t Easter you’d still go to Church that day. 🤷
 
KevinAK said:
I’m pretty sure that the Good Friday service fufills the First Friday devotion.
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As I recall the requirement is to receive communion. It is not required that one attend a mass. Back in the 40’s many places would give communion before mass on the First Friday for those who had to get to work and could not stay for the whole mass.

At that time there was no communion on Good Friday. Many were frustrated when they had to start over because they forgot to look ahead to see the problem when they started.

When they started giving communion on Good Friday, they moved the Easter Vigil to midnight and messed up the First Saturdays for some. It was good when they moved the Vigil back into the evening. As I understand the First Saturdays it is any mass and communion on Saturday; it doesn’t have to be the Saturday morning mass.
 
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As I recall the requirement is to receive communion. It is not required that one attend a mass. Back in the 40’s many places would give communion before mass on the First Friday for those who had to get to work and could not stay for the whole mass.

At that time there was no communion on Good Friday. Many were frustrated when they had to start over because they forgot to look ahead to see the problem when they started.

When they started giving communion on Good Friday, they moved the Easter Vigil to midnight and messed up the First Saturdays for some. It was good when they moved the Vigil back into the evening. As I understand the First Saturdays it is any mass and communion on Saturday; it doesn’t have to be the Saturday morning mass.
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unlike any other saturday, the vigil mass can not be considered a saturday mass because there is no mass that day, mass can not happen on easter sat prior to 6pm and that is soley the easter sunday mass.
your right any other sat evening mass can be taken as the sunday or the saturday mass.
 
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