Mortal Sin to not attend mass?

[thistle]

I’m 15 But I haven’t learned how to commute yet.

Also, is it possible to attend the IC at night?

You are 15 but are not able to walk one mile? That would take less than 15 minutes!!

 

[OraLabora]

You are 15 but are not able to walk one mile? That would take less than 15 minutes!!

Well, if it’s a mile along a busy highway, I’m not sure I’d want my child walking to Mass either.

 

[mlz]

Wait, if you miss on a Sunday you go on a Monday? When? Aren’t you in school? Your father is working, what about your mother? And no, it is NOT the same.

The way that everybody wins is that people go when they are supposed to go.

As another poster noted, if your father gets paged while at Mass, HE goes. The rest of you (you and your mother) stay. Then you either have your driver or a taxi take you home if you can’t walk.

If your parents have decided to go ‘someplace’ on a Sunday, you go to the Saturday vigil and same rule as above.

If they decide to spend a week or two on vacation, you go to the nearest church THERE. Same rules.

You seem to be a very conscientious and faithful young man–good for you. Your faith and love could be what is needed for your father and mother to rekindle THEIR faith. They are of the generation that didn’t receive the best teaching in some areas and I know many of their age and even older who honestly think that Mass is ‘optional’ and can be disregarded if they have plans, are tired, want to sleep in, are ‘too busy’, etc. etc. And of course with them being your parents and you owing them obedience, naturally you’re worried that you will seem as though you are questioning their faith/intelligence when you disagree with what they say is ‘all right’. So I think you should enlist your priest ‘on your side’ and have him explain “Da Rules”.

Your parents may disagree. And as long as you are under their roof, you will have to abide if they refuse to allow YOU to go (you can’t walk, you can’t be driven, etc.) but what you do in this case is to: PRAY. Offer it up. Tell Jesus that you love Him and want to be with Him but you cannot. Ask Him to enlighten your family. Pray to the Holy Family. Pray to all the saints you can.

And while you do this, try to be as polite and respectful to your parents as possible. Model the best possible Christian behavior to them. Tell them how much you love them and how much God loves them. Try to find common ground. Ask them questions about their lives at your age (that might give you some insight as to why they feel as they do now). Tell them how much you value that they baptized you as a Catholic and gave you the faith and how much it means to you.

We’ll all be praying for you.

THIS is good advise, listen to this and act on this advise. I will also pray.

mlz

 

[thistle]

Well, if it’s a mile along a busy highway, I’m not sure I’d want my child walking to Mass either.

A 5 year old is a child. A 15 year is old enough to walk one mile. Sounds like he is mollycoddled and can’t move without a driver. Let him walk or cycle!
Surely getting to Mass is worth an effort.

 

[Mrs_Sally]

OP, I’m curious - where you able to get to Mass at all this weekend? Did you attend for both the IC and 2nd Sunday in Advent?

I hope you’ve been able to come up with plans for how to get yourself (if not your parents) to Mass each Sunday from now on.

 

[PJM]

=Antonio_022;10105250]So, today we had our First Friday mass and our priest said that it was MORTAL SIN not to attend the mass on the Holy days of Obligation.

I freaked

My parents were having a Golf tournament on that day and my Driver is on his day off. The closest Church to my house is nearly a mile away. My parents would kill me if I walked all the way on my own. Heck, I don’t even know the church’s schedule!

So, what happens? If I go, that would be breaking my parent’s rules and that would be disrespectful towards them.

If I don’t go, is it still Mortal sin?

First of all my friend; “First Friday” is not a Holy Day of Obligation. His reference to last Friday was the Feast of the “Imaculate Conception” of Mary: was a “holy Day.”

If for reasons beyond your control YOU are unable to attend Mass; but desire too; there in no sin at all. But most parishes OFFER a evening Mass the day brefore; and some have both a AM and a PM Mass on Holy Day’s. It woud be good to get the schedule; which may even be posted in the Phone book.

 

[anp1215]

Geez, all those balking at “just a mile”-where do you live? There are places where even a mile is too far to walk. My parish is 1.5 miles away, but there are no sidewalks, no shoulder, and the speed limit is 45 mph (a lot of people speed and there are a lot of wrecks on the road, including the bad wreck I had a few months ago).

A 15 year old boy comes here asking about Mass obligations and seems to be concerned about meeting them, and is accused of being a big lazy baby for not wanting to walk a mile. I’m over the moon that a teenager even cares about Mass obligations, especially when his parents don’t seem to. A LOT of teenagers couldn’t care less.