Wow, it is so sad that so many people were taught that missing mass once is so horrible. Yes, missing mass is a grave matter. But, what so many do not add is that if,
you have attempted to go. No ride or distance to mass is far to walk.
You are home sick or caring for someone who is sick,
Or your car breaks down on the way to mass.
I have read so many “for instances” in forums.
God knows your heart. You say, you rarely miss mass, I have no reason to not believe this is true. You say you tried but there was no conceivable way, again I say true if you say it is so.
Relax, confess it to your Priest, he will tell you his opinion. I have always been taught,
If you skip mass due to being hungover, you slept in, you had a football game to watch etc, or some reason that was not done as some act of charity etc, that is a sin.
My brother in law who is an emt witnessed a car wreck on his way to Mass, he stopped and helped, and in turn saved a life (Bad car wreck requiring life flight) now, I doubt the God of mercy will hold this against him. But, he confessed anyway just to be certain that it was cleared from his conscious. God bless, I wish more were so worried about missing something so beatiful.
