First Saturday Quesion

[Nelka]

In April, the First Saturday will also be the Easter Vigil.

Can we still “use” this Mass as our First Saturday too?

What about confession as there will not be one on that day but one week earlier?

Thanks.

 

[puzzleannie]

of course the Easter Vigil “counts” as a Mass for first Saturday, why wouldn’t it?

there is no requirement to confess on that day, but to have confessed mortal sin and not be conscious of sin

quite frankly I find these slavish attempts to nitpick the “requirements” for various optional devotions to be bordering on superstition.

 

[martininthefiel]

of course the Easter Vigil “counts” as a Mass for first Saturday, why wouldn’t it?

there is no requirement to confess on that day, but to have confessed mortal sin and not be conscious of sin

quite frankly I find these slavish attempts to nitpick the “requirements” for various optional devotions to be bordering on superstition.

I agree. We aren’t participating in a ‘magic show’, where everything has to be done perfectly for the desired effect to be achieved.

Obviously, you can’t go to a Mass that doesn’t take place, and you can’t go to Confession, if it isn’t offered.

Easter Vigil is a “Sunday Mass”, not a Saturday one, just as Saturday afternoon fulfills your Sunday obligation, it fulfills your Easter/Sunday obligation. If there is a regular Mass available on Holy Saturday, I suppose your should assist at it, if you feel so compelled.

Easter is the Church’s most important celebration. Your participation in Lent, Good Friday, and Easter takes precedence over everything else.

These are really questions best asked of one’s pastor or spiritual director.

 

[puzzleannie]

I Easter Vigil is a “Sunday Mass”, not a Saturday one, just as Saturday afternoon fulfills your Sunday obligation, it fulfills your Easter/Sunday obligation. If there is a regular Mass available on Holy Saturday, I suppose your should assist at it, if you feel so compelled.

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there is no other Mass on Holy Saturday, but it is still Saturday for the purpose of the devotion, which nowhere specifies what readings there should be. OP and others are way over-thinking this.