Following my conscience vs. Mass attendence

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I am in a dilemma. I have the opportunity to attend a LifeTeen Mass a little later this evening; it is the last Mass I will be able to make today. However, I am not comfortable with LifeTeen Masses. I find them irreverent, extremely unorthodox, and hardly Catholic* (I wish I could attend a Latin Mass :().

So should I follow my conscience and not go to this LifeTeen Mass or does my Sunday obligation outweigh my conscience here? Note that I am aware the Church has not outlawed/forbidden LifeTeen.
*NB: I am only talking about the LT Mass at my parish. From what I have heard, they can be reverent if done correctly, however I feel that the LT Mass at my parish may be out of line.
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You can still receive the Eucharist I’m guessing, so go for Him. 🙂
 
Sunday obligation wins every time. The precept is not, “Attend Mass acceptable to you on Sundays and holydays of obligation.”
 
coolduude said:
I am in a dilemma. I have the opportunity to attend a LifeTeen Mass a little later this evening; it is the last Mass I will be able to make today. However, I am not comfortable with LifeTeen Masses. I find them irreverent, extremely unorthodox, and hardly Catholic* (I wish I could attend a Latin Mass :().

So should I follow my conscience and not go to this LifeTeen Mass or does my Sunday obligation outweigh my conscience here? Note that I am aware the Church has not outlawed/forbidden LifeTeen.
*NB: I am only talking about the LT Mass at my parish. From what I have heard, they can be reverent if done correctly, however I feel that the LT Mass at my parish may be out of line.
Thank you,
Coolduude:cool:
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Why did you wait until there was nothing left to go to except for the Life Teen Mass? Yes, you have to go - this is one case where your obligation to attend Sunday Mass outweighs your dislike of that particular Mass.

Next Sunday, set your alarm clock and go to an earlier Mass. 🙂
 
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So should I follow my conscience and not go to this LifeTeen Mass or does my Sunday obligation outweigh my conscience here? Note that I am aware the Church has not outlawed/forbidden LifeTeen.
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no contest
if there is any Mass in your parish that is approved by the bishop you can attend
there is no way you can use this as an excuse to miss Mass.
your conscience is not the issue hear, you are speaking of personal preference which has absolutely no standing

conscience would come to bear only if the Mass celebrated in your parish was blatantly, proveably heretical, illicit, invalid etc. Even there your own opinion would not be enough to make that determination, you would first take the issue to your bishop.

if the Mass is that bad why have you never discussed it with your pastor, and taken the issue to the bishop if there was no satisfactory response?
 
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