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wjp984
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Although I personally don’t believe this, I will state the opinon of our priest. He said a homily that missing mass is not a sin and that you should try to go and want to be there but it is not required.
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rciadan
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It is not the same. No-one depends on going to Disney for thier livelihood. Even those that work there could find other jobs if need be. So many businesses use Microsoft,like it or not, Microsoft is the industry standard in so many ways and nobody can get away with not using it and stay in business. It is like the porverbial life giving drug I mentioned in an earlier post. No one else has what you need to stay alive. There are a million and two different ways to entertain yourself without Disney!
That said, I will save any other posts of this nature for an appropriate thread…
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jmcrae
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Not required to want to be there, or not required to go?
We are required to go to Mass on Sundays, but we aren’t required to like it.
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netmilsmom
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True, but when it is watered down it is not softened, it diluted.
Sometimes it does come down to being contrite. Have you ever listened to Dr. Laura? People call and ask her questions, she tells it like it is. If one asks, one should expect to hear the truth. If one does not like that, no amount of rationalization will change the facts.
No one here was offering advice without the advice being asked for.
There is a degree of Christianity that has been used for so long that a sin is no longer a sin.
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BlyssfulDreamer
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You are a Catholic and yet…you wonder if missing Mass was a “sin” and one that would need to be confessed before going to Communion? That just sounds a little strange,…no offense intended.
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Em_in_FL
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They used to have Mass on Disney grounds… it was the diocese that eventually decided to pull off-grounds (because Disney facilities couldn’t handle the numbers) and build the huge Shrine right across the street from Disney…
Read the history of their relationship here…
maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/disneymass.html
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netmilsmom
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I have to say that the OP probably depended on word of mouth to find a mass. Maybe family or friends told her about a parish far away from where she was staying.
This is why it is so important that we who are in the know get the word out about MassTimes. I never want to be without a mass on vacation. If one must depend on the front desk to tell of a Catholic Church, one may be lost.
Try camping in the Bible Belt and asking about a Catholic Church! Try camping anywhere and depending on the check in to give you a Catholic Church. It’s easier to find it at home.
The parish we are visiting is 1.5 miles from where we are staying in FL next week. There is a good chance we would not have found it without MassTimes.
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cutiesmak
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I was going to post the exact same thing! They used to have it in luau cove at the Polynesian Hotel. It was really beautiful.
I just wanted to echo the minority of comments here, that it was a sin, go to confession, then try again next time. Missing Mass on vacation is not on option, but I’m sure TONS of Catholics have done it from time to time. I don’t think jumping down someone’s throat is going to solve anything or make them go to Mass. If anything, the attitude of a lot of these posters would make someone LESS likely to go to Mass. Lots of wagging fingers around here…
Thanks for posting Firefly. Yup, go to Confession, go to Mass, plan on Mass next time you’re on vacation, and chalk it up to a sinful mistake you won’t make again. And since I don’t often go to Mass on vacation, I’ll use this as an opportunity to see my shortcomings and get better at it.
We’re all sinners together folks.
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VociMike
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The Mary Queen of the Universe Shrine right up the road from Disney World has Mass 5 times on the weekend. 6PM Saturday, 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM and 6PM Sunday. They’re all listed in the phone book. Admit it, you could have gone if you had tried.
As it happens, I and my family were at Disney World this weekend also, and we did go to Mass, and I was impressed (as I always am) at the number of people who do take time off from their vacation to go to Mass. I’m guessing there were 1200-1500 people at the Mass we attended.
As it happens, I and my family were at Disney World this weekend also, and we did go to Mass, and I was impressed (as I always am) at the number of people who do take time off from their vacation to go to Mass. I’m guessing there were 1200-1500 people at the Mass we attended.
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Mijoy2
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Someone here stated that missing Mass without grave reason is mortal sin. I suppose meaning ill or otherwise incapacitated for one reason or another.
How about this hypothetical:
Somone chooses to hike the Appalachian Trail, or climb Mount Everest or sail across the Atlantic?
In these situations making Mass on Sunday would be impossible. However one could choose not to do these things.
Are we called to never do anything on a Sunday that would prevent us from being able to find a church and attend service?
If you answer yes, then this would mean that the average working person could never follow these wordly pursuits and dreams. He’d have to take up golf or bowling instead. I don’t like golf or bowling (nothing against either golf or bowling). I like offshore fishing that can take me offshore for many consecutive hours, sometimes days. I have a family to feed so I have to work Monday thru Friday 50 weeks of the year like most of us.
I always go to Mass because I love to go more so then because I am called to go (but of course, that too). I’d literaly have to give up the most significant part of my life next to God and family for evermore in order to never miss a Sunday service.
How about this hypothetical:
Somone chooses to hike the Appalachian Trail, or climb Mount Everest or sail across the Atlantic?
In these situations making Mass on Sunday would be impossible. However one could choose not to do these things.
Are we called to never do anything on a Sunday that would prevent us from being able to find a church and attend service?
If you answer yes, then this would mean that the average working person could never follow these wordly pursuits and dreams. He’d have to take up golf or bowling instead. I don’t like golf or bowling (nothing against either golf or bowling). I like offshore fishing that can take me offshore for many consecutive hours, sometimes days. I have a family to feed so I have to work Monday thru Friday 50 weeks of the year like most of us.
I always go to Mass because I love to go more so then because I am called to go (but of course, that too). I’d literaly have to give up the most significant part of my life next to God and family for evermore in order to never miss a Sunday service.
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MariaG
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MassTimes is the greatest. 3 week cross country camping trip and I was able to “plan” where to go to Mass. I could NOT have done it without them:thumbsup:
Every Catholic should put it on their favorites on the computer
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jmcrae
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Do what I do - take a retired priest with you. Arrange with your Bishop that you are taking a retired priest with you to say Mass for you and to hear your Confessions while you are away on your trip. In our case, Father M. pays his own way and helps out, and he always has a wonderful time, as well.
OR - mention to your parish priest that you will be away and probably won’t be able to make it to Mass. He will most likely give you a dispensation for those Sundays, and then you’re free and clear - if there is a Mass being offered on the trip, bonus - go to it - but you’re covered if something happens to the Mass, or if no Mass can be made available on the trip.
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Island_Oak
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Good grief. She took her daughter to Cinderella’s Castle for heaven’s sake, not a showing of Debbie Does Dallas. We can all find everyday examples of business that contribute a portion of their profits to community organizations whose values we do not share. You’d have to live in a hole in the ground to avoid the potential conflicts of interest. So please don’t suggest that by taking a child to a fantasy theme park, this mom is in any way responsible for or adding to the procuring of abortions.
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CRW
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CIC # 85: A dispensation, that is, the relaxation of a merely ecclesiastical law in a particular case, can be granted, within the limits of their competence,by those who have executive power, and by those who either explicitly or implicitly have the power of dispensing, whether by virtue of the law itself or by lawful delegation.
My understanding is that Bishops or priests can provide dispensation for various reasons to miss Mass. I guess a good example would be for the astronauts in space, military troops in combat or remote locations, and for some of the examples you provided. I don’t think a priest would give such cause because a bunch of guys wanted to go fishing Sunday. IMHO. God Bless
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netmilsmom
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Hey Maria,MassTimes is the greatest. 3 week cross country camping trip and I was able to “plan” where to go to Mass. I could NOT have done it without them:thumbsup:
Every Catholic should put it on their favorites on the computer
We could write a commerical!
Great minds think alike.
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netmilsmom
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Honestly, I think it depends on the intent. As I stated before, my hubby will be in MSCE bootcamp for two Sundays and one Holy Day. He was given dispensation.
I know of a family that was sending their child on a band camp weekend. The year before, the child trusted the chaperones to help find a parish. It didn’t work out. That year, they went to our pastor and asked if the child should skip camp. He gave the child dispensation.
However, I do think that this is one of the reasons for the Saturday mass. If you are going to be busy for two days, talk it over with a priest. Don’t just assume.
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OutinChgoburbs
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For the right MCSE boot camp, he deserves being elevated to Servant of God. Trust me on that one.
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OutinChgoburbs
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Neat. When I went to Mass followed by Disney World, our training unit (company, division) went to the recruit chapel at RTC, which is no longer there.
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BlyssfulDreamer
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With regard to Mass Times:
Just out of curiosity, I looked up several churches in my hometown and in the towns where I have relatives living and although it seems like a very good service…it also seems like a large amount of churches need to update their information. Since this is such a good service for the traveling Catholic, you would think they would keep it more up to date.
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Just out of curiosity, I looked up several churches in my hometown and in the towns where I have relatives living and although it seems like a very good service…it also seems like a large amount of churches need to update their information. Since this is such a good service for the traveling Catholic, you would think they would keep it more up to date.
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