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stevegg
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Is watching Mass on television the same as attending Mass?
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Trishie
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Hi Steve, 
It’s not a substitute for Sunday Mass except under particular circumstances.
If a person is able get to Mass then they’re obligated to go. Television Mass is intended for genuinely sick or disabled or elderly prople who can’t get to a Mass.
It’s not a substitute for Sunday Mass except under particular circumstances.
If a person is able get to Mass then they’re obligated to go. Television Mass is intended for genuinely sick or disabled or elderly prople who can’t get to a Mass.
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Rolltide
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Actually, that’s not entirely true. A televised Mass is never a substitute for any Mass, not even under particular circumstances. If a person is genuinely sick, disabled, prevented by weather from attending, an elderly shut-in, or in a location so remote that attendance is impossible, then they are absolved from the requirement to attend Sunday Mass.Hi Steve,
It’s not a substitute for Sunday Mass except under particular circumstances.
If a person is able get to Mass then they’re obligated to go. Television Mass is intended for genuinely sick or disabled or elderly prople who can’t get to a Mass.
Watching a televised Mass is still, however, considered a pious act for any Catholic. Further, in many of these circumstances, Communion may be brought to the person via a EMHC in a pyx.
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Trishie
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Thanks for the correction!
You are right of course. Nothing can substitute for the Mass
You are right of course. Nothing can substitute for the Mass
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brigid12
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No.
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MarieVeronica
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Televised Mass can not replace attendance at Mass. But one benefit of televised Mass… especially for those who are homebound… is that, you DO receive the final blessing of the priest… provided you are viewing LIVE (not a rebroadcast). Check out the link below, from EWTN. God bless.
ewtn.com/vexperts/showmessage.asp?number=537211&Pg=Forum8&Pgnu=1&recnu=8
ewtn.com/vexperts/showmessage.asp?number=537211&Pg=Forum8&Pgnu=1&recnu=8
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puzzleannie
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no it is not. watching the superbowl on TV is not the same as being at the game in person, and neither is the same as actually playing in the game.
if you must miss Mass for a good reason-illness, severe weather etc.–you have no obligation. Watching on TV may be very good for you spiritually, but it is not the same as attending Mass in person, and it does not fit the obligation of holy day or Sunday attendance.
if you must miss Mass for a good reason-illness, severe weather etc.–you have no obligation. Watching on TV may be very good for you spiritually, but it is not the same as attending Mass in person, and it does not fit the obligation of holy day or Sunday attendance.
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tobinatorstark
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It wouldn’t fulfill your Sunday obligation. If you do watch Mass on TV, I suggest watching EWTN. The Mass that is recorded in Latin/English is the way Vatican II intended. It isn’t Traditional Latin, but Latin is still a part Mass
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