Is it a sin if my kids miss Mass

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I don’t think anyone was calling you a liar - I was simply questioning the geography…You have now clarified that you are 26 miles from a particular church, which makes more sense, but perhaps in this instance the children might attend the nearest one on the basis of “any port in a storm”…They might even - chacun a son gout - enjoy a bit of Kum by ya😂

(Incidentally, we are such a small island that I understand no one in the UK is ever more than 70 miles from the sea…)
 
The kids themselves don’t sin by missing Mass because no one can drive them.

They are 8 and 9, so past the age of reason. So the obligation to attend Mass is true.

I do not agree with some here who say the mother does not sin because she is doing something else that is good.
. It is her responsibility to get her kids to Mass.
The retreat is not an emergency, sickness etc. and is not obligatory.
She should find someone else to drive her kids, leave the retreat early, go to a different Mass at closer Catholic Church nearby, or obtain a dispensation.

If I am wrong please cite authoritative Church documents.
Missing Mass is grave matter. Causing your own children to miss Mass because you voluntarily want to do something else (without dispensation) would also have to be grave matter.

I am sorry if it sounds harsh but she asked what is the legality of her situation.To just say it’s OK you are not sinning without any documentation is a bit scandalous.

CCC:
No. 2181: “The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for example, illness, the care of infants). Those who deliberately fail in this obligation commit a grave sin.”
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This is copied from “Scrupulous Anonymous”

You’re obligated to go to Sunday Mass when you have the ability, using ordinary human effort. Extraordinary effort is never required.

http://scrupulousanonymous.org
 
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I would say leaving a retreat early is ordinary effort.
Or asking someone to drive your kids.
Or going to a later Mass at a close church that you don’t like.
Or simply asking the priest for a dispensation.
Or if none work, attending a retreat later.

Driving through a blizzard…no.
 
Going to a closer Church and not driving 26 miles would certainly help the situation.
 
She doesn’t want to expose her children to happy-clappy ghastliness. I totally understand.
 
I was vary sick to the point that if I would have went to mass I would have put not only myself but others in danger due to having vertigo in harms way so I didn’t go . If you miss mass on purpose that is a sin as you know the CCC says that you are required to go to mass unless you are caring for infants or ill your released from your Sunday obligation.
 
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