Getting to a catholic mass

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Hello all,
I am 16,but planning on becoming Catholic once I am 18. I am not getting enough spiritual nourishment at my church and I really hate it. I know I need to get to a Catholic mass,but can’t because of my parents. Any advice on how to get too mass would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
If you mean that you can’t get to mass because your parents don’t allow it, then no one here is going to be able to help you.

Until you are 18, you can still learn a lot by reading, books or online. Then when you are old enough to get yourself there, you can go to mass.
 
Until you are Catholic you don’t need to attend Mass. If it’s to do with nourishment I’d look for a Mass broadcast online.
 
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Do your parents forbid you from going to Mass or do they simply not want to provide the transportation there? If it is the latter, you can see if a Catholic friend or classmate is willing to take you to Mass with them.
 
Ask your parents to take you. Explain to them your interest and see how open they are to the way you are tending to go. I know it’s just teenagers language, but I wouldn’t use the phrase ‘hate it’ when describing your feelings about your own church, perhaps say you wish to see what a mass is like. Also like someone else suggested, many churches stream their masses online.
 
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Remember the commandment to honor your mother and father. Be patient until such time as you are independent and able to go wherever you please. I’m sorry if that sounds like a bum answer, but I think its the right thing. As others have said, this may not prevent you from watching sermons online or reading great sermons by Catholic priests, or praying in a Catholic manner in private.

When you’re able to go to RCIA on your own, you’ll be very well prepared! I wish you lots of luck.
 
If your parents say no-- whether because they want you to attend church as a family at their church, or because they dislike Catholicism, or something like that-- you use that as an act of humility until your circumstances change. For example, when you’re in college, you can go to the Mass on campus. Or perhaps when you’re more independent, you can continue to attend church with them-- but you can also attend a Mass that’s said in a time slot that doesn’t conflict with your family’s service.

If it’s no because your parents don’t want to drive you, and you don’t have a car/can’t drive without an adult in the vehicle, see if you have anyone you know and trust that you could carpool with.

If it’s no because of distance, and the closest Catholic church is, like, 30 minutes away, and your parents aren’t comfortable with you traveling like that, regardless of who’s doing the driving— then you can at least participate in the Mass from a distance by watching it on tv or the computer, or listening to it on the radio.

How much flexibility you have depends on the rationale your parents have for not cooperating with your desire.
 
As you are not a Catholic you do not need to go to Mass, so not going is not a problem.

As a sixteen-year-old you are legally a minor and subject to the authority of your parents. If you find this a challenge see it as the cross you must bear, accept and carry that cross.

When you are eighteen years old you will be free to explore joining the Catholic Church even if your parents continue to raise objections. That, of course, may make it difficult for you at home as I assume you will still be living under their roof.
 
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