Holy Day

[Churchman25]

I was looking at my parish calendar and the Holy day masses are the same length as weekday masses which are 30 minutes long. I thought that Holy day masses were longer more like sunday mass which is more like an hour.

 

[thistle]

I was looking at my parish calendar and the Holy day masses are the same length as weekday masses which are 30 minutes long. I thought that Holy day masses were longer more like sunday mass which is more like an hour.

In our parish we have 10 Masses every Sunday which last around 45 to 60 minutes. On Holy Days outside Sundays we have the same Mass schedule as Sundays.

 

[NPC]

I was looking at my parish calendar and the Holy day masses are the same length as weekday masses which are 30 minutes long. I thought that Holy day masses were longer more like sunday mass which is more like an hour.

There are several factors which could influence the length of a holy day Mass as opposed to a Sunday Mass. For example, the General Instruction of the Roman Missal directs that there is to be a homily on Sundays and holy days of obligation (GIRM 66). If the holy days to which you refer are not holy days of obligation, then there may not be a homily, thus keeping the Mass relatively short. In addition to this, the Creed may not be said (although I know this only takes about a minute to recite) - the Creed is specifically recited on Sundays and solemnities (GIRM 68).

There are other factors which might influence the length of the Mass. For example, there may be music at Sunday Masses but not at holy day Masses or there could be longer processions and maybe incense at Sunday Masses but not holy day Masses. Also, if a holy day falls on a week day, chances are there will be far less people attending Mass, thereby reducing the length of the procession to Holy Communion.

One final note, there is no specific time-length for Mass - even though your parish might schedule half an hour for weekday Masses. A weekday Mass can be celebrated perfectly properly and reverently in twenty or twenty-five minutes. The point I’m making is that half an hour for a holy day Mass (particularly if there is no homily) is not suspicious!

 

[Churchman25]

Its november 1st which is all saints day. literally it says 9am morning mass the same thing it says for masses on weekdays.

 

[NPC]

Its november 1st which is all saints day. literally it says 9am morning mass the same thing it says for masses on weekdays.

Some churches switch to Sunday Mass times when a holy day (such as All Saints Day) falls on a week day, but others do not - there is no obligation to switch though, and many will just stick with the ordinary Mass times.

 

[1ke]

Its november 1st which is all saints day. literally it says 9am morning mass the same thing it says for masses on weekdays.

Which means it starts at 9 a.m.

It may be the same length as a weekday mass or it may be longer. Setting the mass time of the holy day to start at the same time as the normal daily mass really doesn’t tell you anything about the length of the mass.

 

[Churchman25]

I also said previously in another post that the 9am weekday masses are about a half an hour. The same time length as the Holy day thats on November 1 which is all saints day.

 

[NPC]

I also said previously in another post that the 9am weekday masses are about a half an hour. The same time length as the Holy day thats on November 1 which is all saints day.

Ok, the weekday Masses are about half an hour. Fine. But how are you concluding that that’s the same length as All Saint’s Day, which is not for another two weeks?!

Forgive me, but I really don’t understand what you’re getting at. What exactly is your issue?

Mass on All Saint’s Day will probably take more than half an hour - but it does not have to. There is no specific length that a Mass - on a Sunday, holy day, or weekday - has to be: Mass takes as long as it takes! A parish should not be setting time constraints unless they’re saying something like “Mass is usually no longer than half an hour” in order to attract working people to daily Mass.

Is there something specific in your church’s calendar which says that Mass on All Saint’s Day will last half an hour or are you merely making that assumption because Mass on that feast day is at the same time as an ordinary weekday Mass?

In short, I am confused as to what you are really asking and why.

 

[Churchman25]

As far as the calendar goes there is a 30 minute 9am mass on all saints day which falls on a week day.

By the way the Church is St Catherines of Sienna in Manchester NH.

 

[NPC]

As far as the calendar goes there is a 30 minute 9am mass on all saints day which falls on a week day.

By the way the Church is St Catherines of Sienna in Manchester NH.

Ok - I see. I’ve had a look at the calendar on the website. Honestly, I imagine that’s purely for scheduling purposes and does not indicate the exact length of Mass. For example, an hour is allocated to each Sunday Mass - now it’s unlikely that an early morning Mass would last as long as a later one which probably has better attendance. Also these calendars often require a start and end time, so as a general rule your parish allocates these times although they won’t always reflect the reality of the actual length of Mass. I wouldn’t be concerned about it!

 

[poche]

The length of the time of mass depends on the priest, There is a story about Padre Pio. When Padre Pio was newly ordained and was assigned to say the weekday mass at first the masses lasted about four hours. The people complained to his superiors and they ordered him under obedience to finish the weekday mass in 1/2 an hour. The next weekday mass he said lasted 1/2 an hour.