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igator99
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I go to Mass every Thursday rain or shine because it fits my schedule. I have skipped Sunday Mass for various reasons. Does the Mass on Thursday makeup for missing Mass on Sunday?
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bilop
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No, it does not.
If you have a grave reason for missing Sunday Mass, ill, caring for a baby or the ill, required to work all weekend, nearest Mass is many hours away, then the obligation is dispensed. That is, there is no sin b/c there is no obligation. If there is no grave reason for missing Mass, then it is sinful. However, the obligation is never transfered to another day.
It is still laudable to attend daily Mass, but it is no substitute.
God Bless
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cam100
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No, sorry. While it is good to go to mass during the week, you can’t substitute a weekday mass for the Sunday obligation. If you don’t have a good reason for missing your Sunday obligation, then it is a sin. If you do have a good reason, then you are exempt from the requirement in that situation. Thursday mass really has nothing to do with it.
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igator99
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So now I’ve committed a series of mortal sins and have received communion in a state of mortal sin?
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SuscipeMeDomine
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You can’t commit a mortal sin without knowing what you’re doing.So now I’ve committed a series of mortal sins and have received communion in a state of mortal sin?
Now that you know there is an obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, missing Mass would be a mortal sin.
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peary
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No. The Christian day of worship is the first day of the week, which is on Sunday. The Church considers those who, without good reason, fail to meet their Sunday obligation to be in mortal sin.
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bilop
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As Suscipe says, the sin may not be mortal, due to ignorance.So now I’ve committed a series of mortal sins and have received communion in a state of mortal sin?
The best thing to do, is to get to confession, ASAP, confess these and any other sins you may have committed, and start fresh.
Remember, the state of grace is always only one confession away.
God Bless
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igator99
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I knew you were suppose to go to Mass on Sunday. I knew it is a mortal sin to mis. So now I have to go to confession before Mass which I will not be able to make before Thursday. I can go to confession on Saturday. So I should skip Mass Thursday and go to confession on Saturday and then go to Mass on Sunday? These sound more like laws of men and not God.
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bilop
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Go to Thursday Mass, just don’t receive communion. You can receive on Sunday, after you have confessed.I knew you were suppose to go to Mass on Sunday. I knew it is a mortal sin to mis. So now I have to go to confession before Mass which I will not be able to make before Thursday. I can go to confession on Saturday. So I should skip Mass Thursday and go to confession on Saturday and then go to Mass on Sunday? These sound more like laws of men and not God.
The obligation to worship the Lord one day a week comes directly from the ten commandments. As Catholics, we do this by attending Mass, and receiving Jesus himself in the Eucharist! What better way to worship is there?
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Freshman88
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Well, I don’t see why you can’t go to mass on Thursday - you just cannot receive communion. It is still profitable to go to mass, even though you will not be receiving.
What makes you say that?These sound more like laws of men and not God.
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bpbasilphx
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Go to Thursday Mass, just don’t receive communion. You can receive on Sunday, after you have confessed.
Unless you’re able to make your confession first. Call the priest and tell him.
Unless you’re able to make your confession first. Call the priest and tell him.
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scylla
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God requested that we worship Him on the Lords Day as for Christians this being on Sunday makes it a requirement to go to Mass on Sunday. It is a law of God not of men.
Why would you not go to Mass if you are in a state of sin. Everyone is invited, God welcomes everyone. Now to respect God you should not receive the Eucharist or else you condemn yourself as the Bible says.
Incidently as others have said, you cannot commit a sin by accident, so now that you know you can do more good by going to Mass.
Now if you make your own rules and decide to do what you want instead then you are now following a tradition of men. A faith tradition you yourself have made up and decided to follow, but if you are going to Mass this much it seems you are seeking truth and faithfulness to Christ.
In Christ
Scylla
Why would you not go to Mass if you are in a state of sin. Everyone is invited, God welcomes everyone. Now to respect God you should not receive the Eucharist or else you condemn yourself as the Bible says.
Incidently as others have said, you cannot commit a sin by accident, so now that you know you can do more good by going to Mass.
Now if you make your own rules and decide to do what you want instead then you are now following a tradition of men. A faith tradition you yourself have made up and decided to follow, but if you are going to Mass this much it seems you are seeking truth and faithfulness to Christ.
In Christ
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igator99
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It is just such a trap. This is what made drift away from the Church in the first place. I knew not going to Church on Sunday was wrong. I will not have a chance to attend confession before Thursday. Why must a priest give me absolution? Why can’t I confess to God and pray the rosary? Go to Mass Thursday receive communion (People would think it was really strange if I didn’t) go to confession on Saturday and go to Mass on Sunday. When we were kids confessional periods were all the time. Now where I live it is a one hour block in the afternoon and a two hour block on Saturday.
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peary
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**I beg to differ. God’s laws are eternal and permanent. Just because one may be ignorant of them does not mean that he or she will not be held accountable to them.
If you are ignorant that a stop sign means stop, and a police officer pulls you over and you tell them that you are ignorant and you had no idea that you were breaking the law, he may or may not excuse you for it. Chances are, he will issue you either a warning or a ticket, usually the latter.
If you are ignorant that robbing banks is against the law, the judge will not dismiss your stupidity but will punish you within the full extent of the law.
Ignorance of God’s law, either through His Church or the Bible, is a daft excuse.**
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peary
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**This person sounds protestant, certainly not Catholic. GOTCHA!
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Freshman88
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I don’t think so. Read some of his other posts, he seems quite honest to me.**This person sounds protestant, certainly not Catholic. GOTCHA!
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scylla
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The great thing about being catholic is the freedom to do both.
If you are in danger of death God accepts your repentance, as you have the chance you can always seek a Priest and ask for a confession. Priests are pretty easy to find and there is nothing stopping you from confessing other than yourself.
You do not have to go to communion every time you go to Mass, plenty of people do not receive communion out of respect and obedience to Christ.
I am not sure what your objection is unless you put peoples opinions above obedience to Christ.
Find a Priest, ask for confession and go to Mass. It is pretty simple and easy to be a Catholic, it is just hard not to sin, we have so much temptation and apart from Christ we are nothing.
In Christ
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bilop
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How is it a trap? One hour each week to worship the Lord, and confession available for that and any other sin.
If you really want to receive on Thursday, call the parish today and say you want to make an appointment for confession.
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igator99
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No I’m just really in trouble here. I’ve said my rosary asking God forgiveness and I will trust he has forgiven me go to Mass accept communion, go to confession on Saturday and go to Mass on Sunday. Whew! Thing I don’t get is it is a mortal sin. Up there with killing someone. Right now I’m in the same league as a killer!**This person sounds protestant, certainly not Catholic. GOTCHA!
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peary
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**There was a time during the last two generations of CCD that the students participating were actually taught that since Vatican II, missing Mass on Sunday is no longer considered a mortal sin, so, we have two generations raised to believe this, which is unfortunate. Even the pastor of our parish continues to teach this. I told him that the CCC does not teach that. He told me that I should go back and re-read the Catechism because I am wrong.
Then I went back and read:
The Code of Canon Law (#1246) proscribes, “Sunday is the day on which the paschal mystery is celebrated in light of the apostolic tradition and is to be observed as the foremost holy day of obligation in the universal Church.” Moreover, “On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass…” (#1247). Therefore, the Catechism teaches, “Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit grave sin” (#2181), and grave sin is indeed mortal sin.
When I emailed him this, I didn’t get a response. And I asked him politely as to where in my reading was I misinterpreting what was printed.**
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