Forgot to go to Mass: Mortal sin?

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I am a college student and my Church on campus has Sunday Mass at 9pm. I usually vary if I go in the morning or in the evening and yesterday I decided to go at 9pm. I was just going through my day and genuinely forgot to go to Mass, I remembered at 11pm and was so shocked, I’m never one to miss. Would this be a mortal sin? I want to go to daily Mass tomorrow morning, but am nervous about taking Communion if I must go to confession first. All answers are appreciated, thank you!
 
Like @magnusbar said, it probably wasn’t a sin. I’d still mention it in confession to be safe.
 
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I am a college student and my Church on campus has Sunday Mass at 9pm. I usually vary if I go in the morning or in the evening and yesterday I decided to go at 9pm. I was just going through my day and genuinely forgot to go to Mass, I remembered at 11pm and was so shocked, I’m never one to miss. Would this be a mortal sin? I want to go to daily Mass tomorrow morning, but am nervous about taking Communion if I must go to confession first. All answers are appreciated, thank you!
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Q: Is there no Catholic Church close to your campus?
 
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If you genuinely forgot then there is no sin. For a sin there must be full knowledge, grave matter and consent/ intention I.e. you know it’s a sin but decided to go ahead and do it anyway. If one simply forgot then it cannot be a sin. The question this raises is: how can one forget to go to mass on Sunday? Perhaps a person might forget what day it is. It’s possible I suppose. Maybe just learn from this experience. It can happen.
 
Does 9 o’clock even count for a Sunday? If Saturday evening counts for Sunday I’d assume Sunday night was more of a Monday mass.

Just a curiousity question.
 
Please do not ask such questions on an anonymous Forum full of amateurs.
You will only get poor and conflicting advice from people who know little more than yourself.
Just go and see your Chaplain and have a chat next time you are free.

Have you considered whether you are under stress at the moment - its a question that suggests scrupulous tendancies. Don’t answer here, just chat about all this with your Chaplain.

Good luck and God bless.
 
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.

Note also that it’s not possible liturgically to anticipate a weekday. Only Sundays and Solemnities can be anticipated.
 
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