Is daily Mass scheduled considering most parishoniers?

[Mt_28_19_20]

That’s why they call it “The OLD people who go to daily morning Mass” Club. I recently joined myself.
Kathy

Perhaps my impression is mistaken, however I have the impression that many of the “older” Catholics attending daily morning Mass had made weekday Mass a priority when they were younger. If this is not so, then is weekday Mass more a matter of convenience of schedule, such as when one is retired or has a more flexible schedule? Is this how those in the early centuries participated in their community worship?

God bless,

Michael

 

[Sr_Sally]

Living in a large city, there are a number of Mass times due to so many parishes. Yet, it can still be difficult to attend weekday Masses with a regular work schedule. God bless,

Michael

I have no trouble with the Mass schedule at my parish or with those at parishes near my office.

I find it hard to believe that in a large city you cannot find a daily Mass time that you can attend at least a few days a week, but I do not know your work schedule or commute.

Check masstimes.org or call parishes near your work/home/commuting route and ask for their schedules. Can you change your work hours? Would getting up earlier help? Or perhaps forgoing lunch for a mid-day Mass?

If none of those options will work, try respectfully approaching your Pastor and ask if it would be possible to move or add a Mass time or Communion Service.

 

[Neil_Anthony]

My parish has masses in the morning before work hours. However I rarely get up early enough to make it. If they had an evening mass I would go to that more often. But they have one at 4:30pm, and other parishes have them right at 5pm, so I don’t have time to get there after my normal work hours.

 

[chicago]

There are a few parishes around here which have added evening Masses later than 5 - 5:30. It is nice to have the option of attending at, say, 6 or 7. On Holy Days of Obligation, they may even come later. A Polish parish which has one at 7:30 2 -3 nights a week does quite well.

The university minsitries tend to have some sort of weekday offerings late. Whether this be Taize prayer or a Mass or whatever. They tend to draw well, at least once a week if not every evening.

 

[scottm]

Over here there’s three Catholic churches within five miles of each other. I just discovered something new today:

The one nearest my house has a Perpetual Adoration chapel that’s open from 6 am - 10 pm on Sunday - Friday and 7 am - 10 pm on Saturday. Well golly, certainly 99% of the parishoners can fit that into their schedule! Certainly I can! No it’s not the same thing as mass, but come on, if I’m not taking advantage of that chapel then I cannot complain about schedules!

 

[lduncan]

The widespread availibilty of daily Mass is one of the reasons I’m considering converting. I work 7-7 (mostly nights) 3-4 days a week.

On my days off, I tend to go to morning Mass, though I like having to option to go to the 5PM Mass if I want to sleep in.

Sometimes I’ll go to an 8 o’clock Mass on my way home from work or a noon Mass if I can’t sleep. Workouts tend to take priority over Mass on workdays (hence why it was suggested that I give up training for Lent).

 

[thistle]

Churches here have at least two early morning Masses and an evening Mass and being a Catholic country there are many churches within a relatively short distance of each other.
Also here in Manila many commercial buildings have chapels and workers can attend Mass at lunchtimes and immediately after they finish work so being able to attend a weekday Mass is not a problem.

 

[lak611]

7:30 a.m. at my parish is only suitable for retired folks. Most people start work at 7 or 8 a.m., so they cannot attend this Mass. Even night shift workers cannot attend if they do not leave work until 7 a.m. Given the average commute, they would never make it. It is equally inconvenient for mothers with children in school. There is only one parish within 5 miles of where I live that has a 7 p.m. evening Mass.