I missed mass on the Immaculate Conception today. I do not know if it would be a sin since I am a teen and my parents left without me to mass. I cannot drive myself and there are no more masses for today. I watched Mass online but I do not know if this counts. Also, I was told to get ready but it took me a long time to get ready to go. I would like to know if this is a sin and if so Venial sin or Mortal sin. Also, if my mom waited a little bit longer (a minute or two) then we would have gotten to mass on time and probably would have time to spare.
If you do not drive and were without transportation, then it was your parents’ responsibility to get you to Mass. The fact that they left without you, puts it on them and not you.
Besides, assuming you are in the United States, I’m pretty sure that almost every diocese (if not
every diocese) has dispensed the faithful from Sunday and Holy Day obligation until further notice due to the pandemic. People who do go, are going because they want to and are able to,
not because they, strictly speaking,
have to go. I care for elderly parents, one of whom is gravely ill, and I have to avoid getting sick at all costs (and I intend to take the vaccine as soon as humanly possible), so I have had to discontinue Mass attendance for the duration. I am retired, we homeschool, so the only necessary venturings into indoor spaces are to purchase needed household items, and to go to doctor’s visits when it cannot be avoided.
(If there is a diocese in the United States that has resumed the obligation for those who are otherwise able to go to Mass, I’d appreciate knowing that. Anyone?)
And finally, though it is a good thing to watch Mass online, it does not “count” as having attended Mass. You can always join in spiritually, and make a spiritual communion, both very good things, but it falls short of “attending Mass”.
