Missing Mass. No sin, venial sin, mortal sin

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Sometimes it can get confusing, if you read some Catholic websites they usually use the two ends of the scale to explain it but is there a simpler way?

Is it a case of intentionally and unintentionally missing mass? Or are there lots of grey areas?
 
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Is it a case of intentionally and unintentionally missing mass?
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It’s really this simple. Illness, caring for an ill family member, etc. are all unintended reasons you may miss Mass. Laziness, on the other hand, or lack of care about attending is intentionally missing.
 
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Sometimes it can get confusing, if you read some Catholic websites they usually use the two ends of the scale to explain it but is there a simpler way?

Is it a case of intentionally and unintentionally missing mass? Or are there lots of grey areas?
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It is a grave obligation. There is a binding obligation. There are situations that excuse.
 
Like adult diapers, it Depends.

Sick? Hospitalized? No sin.
Road closed? Car broke down on the way? No sin.
Big game is on? Bad bad bad.
Just didn’t feel like going? Hmmm…what if Jesus “just didn’t feel like” being nailed to the cross? Debilitating fatigue, such as cancer patients experience, is normally excusable.

The point is: Who do you love? What do you love?

We love Christ, right? If so, we keep His commandments.

“Do this, as often as you do it, in remembrance of Me”

A single hour out of 168 hours per week. Is that really too much to ask for the potential reward of eternal life?

Choose wisely.
 
True, but that is only a knowing and willful missing of mass.

When I was recovering in the hospital from being killed for a stem cell transplant, it was not a sin. When I next attended, I thanked those who offered prayers for the hospitalized in the prayers of the faithful. I tried to put a face on their prayers.
 
Missing mass when there is not a valid reason and when there is a Mass to attend is grave sin. It may be mortal if the other conditions are met.
 
Honestly, there is no “in general.”

You can say, in general, it is a grave sin.

But there are so many reasons that it wouldn’t be mortal.
 
Not to derail, but to undergo a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, many (I did) receive total body irradiation and chemo at about 10X strength to literally kill your bone marrow. When this happens, you have no red cells, thus no oxygen to your brain. No platelets, you bleed internally. No white cells, you quickly die of massive infection (as did Paul Allen R.I.P.)

At this point, the donor’s stem cells are infused into your blood stream. If they do not engraft in your marrow and begin producing blood cells, it can become life-threatening very quickly. You would then be absolutely dependent upon transfusions of red cells and IV antibiotics, anti-fungals and anti-virals to remain alive. There is a 30% mortality rate over the first three years.

So, God’s unfathomable mercy remains.
 
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Wow, I had no idea. I thought they just gave people shots. Glad you made it through that!

Thanks for your answer.
 
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a grave sin IS a mortal sin
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I think she meant a sin of grave matter, which is not automatically a mortal sin. All three conditions must be met.

However, without adequate knowledge and awareness or deliberate consent, even a sin of grave matter is formally venial, and one’s culpability may be very small depending on the person and the circumstances.
 
I missed Mass today. I was depressed and didn’t feel like being around people. I felt like I needed solitude and rest.
 
I would consider that a legitimate reason for missing Mass.
If in a few days you are feeling mentally better than you might
consider going to a daily Mass; although not required to.
 
Your correct that it is only a mortal sin if all three conditions are met!
 
Missing mass is a mortal sin unless as it states in the CCC or that you can get there but are unable to. What about going to mass at the Abbey I plan to go to mass at an abbey about 20 minutes from where I live if things workout for me this upcoming Saturday. Would this be a acceptable way to fulfill my obligation ?
 
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