Mortal sin and holy days worldwide

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makes no sense to let each one decide for themselves what is considered Grave and what isn’t.
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They don’t. The universal rule that you are looking for is that attendance at Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation (without specifying which days are Holy Days of Obligation) as laid out in Canon Law. What the individual Bishops, or national Bishop’s Conferences, do is decide which days are Holy Days of Obligation in their territory. Very different thing.
 
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Please see the reply I just sent to another of your posts. The logic is there.
 
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I think people know what you’re trying to say, but you’re not making any sense and/or you’re approaching the question through a standpoint of fear. You’re also ignoring the fact that obeying our bishops is an opportunity to grow spiritually; so the Holy Days of Obligation are a positive commandment and we benefit from this when we carry through with it and obey the command.

There are certain days on the Liturgical Calendar that are especially important for public worship, such as Easter or Christmas or a few other days. Regionally, these days are defined as Holy Days of Obligation, such as the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.

Sin is almost always circumstantial. There are laws or rules or expectations made by governments or schools or workplaces and we obey these things. There are rules to follow on a bus. There are rules to follow in a library. There are rules to follow at a sporting event. There are house rules that are set up by people who live together. There are also obligations set up by the bishops and it is a sin against charity to disobey them. In the case of missing a Holy Day of Obligation, this is sufficient to be a grave matter, because we’re not assisting in the Mass that takes us back to the passion & sacrifice of Our Lord, and that is definitely not a small matter.
 
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slanzill said:
If missing a mass on August 15th is so “grave” then is should be grave worldwide. If everyone is not required to do this, then it cannot be that “Grave”
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Going back to the family anology.

I was not allowed to date until I was 16 years old.

My baby sister was allowed to date at 15 years old.

Now, I can whine to my parents about the unfairness of it all, or, I can respect their authority and move along with life.
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Only ONE has been given the position of infalliblility.
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This is a whole nother long thread.
 
I understand rules are expected to be followed. But if you do not follow the rules on a bus, in a library or at a sporting event, you are not being told that you will lose your life for not following the rules. That’s the meat and potatoes of my point. I understand rules (and difference diocese have different practices)and obedience, etc. But the rules that are attached to our actual salvation should not differ from one diocese to another. That makes no sense. Rules for salvation whether or not someone will go to heaven or hell should be UNIVERSAL worldwide. God will not accept us in heaven if we have mortal sin on our souls and for certain people to be required to attend mass on certain days, while others are not required is illogical to me. If they want to say…“We strongly encourage you” to attend mass on these days…just like that strongly encourage us to attend mass on Ash Wednesday or even on weekdays…but they do not teach that it is a mortal sin to miss mass on those other days. If they think Aug. 15th is a holy day, well then that should be holy to everyone.
 
It is universal. Disobeying the Church on a grave matter is a mortal sin.
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Rules for salvation
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Salvation is a gift. God doesn’t owe us anything.
 
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A gift that can be taken away if you do not do what you’re told.
 
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But the rules that are attached to our actual salvation should not differ from one diocese to another.
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Yet again, the actual rule does not vary. You still must attend Mass on Sundays and HDOs. That is the rule, and it is universal.
 
No, a gift we are free to accept or reject. God never “takes away” a person’s salvation.
 
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