Non-confirmed obligated to go to Mass?

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Just wondering, since I am a convert not yet confirmed…am I still obligated to go to Mass?
 
homewardbound said:
Just wondering, since I am a convert not yet confirmed…am I still obligated to go to Mass?
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You are already converted…*and a member of the Church? *Why would you think you would not have to make the obligation of going to Mass on Sundays or Holy Days?:confused:

:heart:Blyss
 
BlyssfulDreamer said:
You are already converted…*and a member of the Church? *Why would you think you would not have to make the obligation of going to Mass on Sundays or Holy Days?:confused:

:heart:Blyss
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Its not that I don’t want to go, I love Mass! Just was wondering.

How do I know if I’m a member of the Church? Am I a member of the Church as soon as I believe its teaching and begin thinking of myself as Catholic?
 
homewardbound said:
Just wondering, since I am a convert not yet confirmed…am I still obligated to go to Mass?
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Any Baptized catholic is obligated to go to Sunday and Holy Day Mass. A Candidate once they have gone through the Rite of Welcome should also.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
Any Baptized catholic is obligated to go to Sunday and Holy Day Mass. A Candidate once they have gone through the Rite of Welcome should also.
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Bro. Rich, as far as I know, Baptized Catholics who have reached the use of reason are obligated to go to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days.

Of course, we will presume that anyone capable of posting here has probably already reached the use of reason 😊
 
homewardbound said:
Its not that I don’t want to go, I love Mass! Just was wondering.

How do I know if I’m a member of the Church? Am I a member of the Church as soon as I believe its teaching and begin thinking of myself as Catholic?
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Are you in RCIA now?
 
homewardbound said:
Its not that I don’t want to go, I love Mass! Just was wondering.

How do I know if I’m a member of the Church? Am I a member of the Church as soon as I believe its teaching and begin thinking of myself as Catholic?
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It is good that you love going to Mass…I do too. How do you know if you are a Catholic? Well…either you are one from the cradle or you convert later on. You aren’t a Catholic and subject to the precepts of the church until you are actually a member.

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every baptized Catholic above the age of reason is obligated to assist at Sunday Mass, and to prepare for and complete the sacraments of initiation at the age determined by the local bishop. Baptized Christians seeking full communion with the Catholic Church are confirmed and receive first communion (after sacramental confession) at the same time. From the time they begin their serious sacramental preparation they should attend Sunday Mass. The only ones dismissed after the readings should be catechumens, that is, the unbaptized.
 
Joan_M said:
Bro. Rich, as far as I know, Baptized Catholics who have reached the use of reason are obligated to go to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days.

Of course, we will presume that anyone capable of posting here has probably already reached the use of reason 😊
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That’s correct. Any Catholic who has reached the age of reason. It does not matter if they have received their First HOly Communion or not. A normal 9 year old who has not received their First Communion would be obligated. However since they cannot take themselves usually to Mass, under certain circumstances they would be dispensed.

I of course am assuming that the OP was speaking about adults.
 
puzzleannie said:
not quite sure what you mean by being a convert and yet unconfirmed, see my post above.
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Thank you for your post.

I’m a convert because I no longer believe anything but what the Catholic Church teaches, and I live and pray as a Catholic as best I can (unable of course to yet go to confession or receive the Eucharist) but I have yet to be confirmed and actually be a Catholic. As of right now I have no idea what I am, since I’m no longer Protestant but also unable to be Catholic.
 
homewardbound said:
No, I was but left. Hoping to be confirmed by next Easter(2008) at the latest
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So when will you start again?

Generally a person seeking to Convert either by being Baptized (Catechumen) or by being Received (Candidate) is expected to demonstrate that they are living a Catholic life. This would include regular Sunday and Holy Day Mass.
 
homewardbound said:
Thank you for your post.

I’m a convert because I no longer believe anything but what the Catholic Church teaches, and I live and pray as a Catholic as best I can (unable of course to yet go to confession or receive the Eucharist) but I have yet to be confirmed and actually be a Catholic. As of right now I have no idea what I am, since I’m no longer Protestant but also unable to be Catholic.
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You would be a Baptized Christian seeking full union with the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church sees you as a member but imperfectly united to the Church at this point.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
You would be a Baptized Christian seeking full union with the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church sees you as a member but imperfectly united to the Church at this point.
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Thank You:-)

And to all who have responded so far in this thread!
 
homewardbound said:
Thank you for your post.

I’m a convert because I no longer believe anything but what the Catholic Church teaches, and I live and pray as a Catholic as best I can (unable of course to yet go to confession or receive the Eucharist) but I have yet to be confirmed and actually be a Catholic. As of right now I have no idea what I am, since I’m no longer Protestant but also unable to be Catholic.
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if this represents your spiritual condition and belief you have no choice but to go to the pastor of your nearest Catholic church or the one you where you feel most at home, tell him your feeling, and do what he recommends to come to the sacraments at the earliest opportunity, after suitable preparation as directed by the local bishop. the reason I was confused by the word “convert” is that this usage implies you have something to be converted from. If you are already baptized you are already Christian and need merely take steps to come into full communion with the Catholic Church, namely, profession of faith, confirmation, and first communion (preceded by general confession to a priest of all sins of your past life). The pastor can tell you how to prepare for these steps.
 
puzzleannie said:
if this represents your spiritual condition and belief you have no choice but to go to the pastor of your nearest Catholic church or the one you where you feel most at home, tell him your feeling, and do what he recommends to come to the sacraments at the earliest opportunity, after suitable preparation as directed by the local bishop. the reason I was confused by the word “convert” is that this usage implies you have something to be converted from. If you are already baptized you are already Christian and need merely take steps to come into full communion with the Catholic Church, namely, profession of faith, confirmation, and first communion (preceded by general confession to a priest of all sins of your past life). The pastor can tell you how to prepare for these steps.
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Thank you!🙂
 
homewardbound said:
Thank you for your post.

I’m a convert because I no longer believe anything but what the Catholic Church teaches, and I live and pray as a Catholic as best I can (unable of course to yet go to confession or receive the Eucharist) but I have yet to be confirmed and actually be a Catholic. As of right now I have no idea what I am, since I’m no longer Protestant but also unable to be Catholic.
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Well, let’s try Christian, for starters.

Until you have joined the Church officially ( done usually by a public Profession of Faith during the Easter Vigil Mass after the Catechumens have been baptized), you are not under the legal Canonical obligations of the Church. That does not say that you are not under the rule of the 10 Commandments; and since the Church, and most Christian Churches have moved the obligation to keep holy the Sabbath to Sunday observance, you have the moral obligation to do so likewise. That does not necessarily equate with Mass.

However, then the next question might be, why would you not want to go to Mass? I presume your question was simply a technical one, and you would love the Lord enough that you would attend Mass whenever it was physically possible for you to do so, even though you may not yet attend fully by the reception of Communion. It should not be presumed that you would not do so. Hope this helps.
 
otjm said:
Well, let’s try Christian, for starters.

Until you have joined the Church officially ( done usually by a public Profession of Faith during the Easter Vigil Mass after the Catechumens have been baptized), you are not under the legal Canonical obligations of the Church. That does not say that you are not under the rule of the 10 Commandments; and since the Church, and most Christian Churches have moved the obligation to keep holy the Sabbath to Sunday observance, you have the moral obligation to do so likewise. That does not necessarily equate with Mass.

However, then the next question might be, why would you not want to go to Mass? I presume your question was simply a technical one, and you would love the Lord enough that you would attend Mass whenever it was physically possible for you to do so, even though you may not yet attend fully by the reception of Communion. It should not be presumed that you would not do so. Hope this helps.
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The point you are missing is that a person in RCIA is expected to show by their actions that they understand and live out the Catholic faith in their personal lives. They are expected to live as a Catholic would and practice the faith as a Catholic would, to the extent that the Church allows.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
The point you are missing is that a person in RCIA is expected to show by their actions that they understand and live out the Catholic faith in their personal lives. They are expected to live as a Catholic would and practice the faith as a Catholic would, to the extent that the Church allows.
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I didn’t miss it at all. I just was willing to give enough Christian charity to the OP to presume that she was asking a technical question, rather than a “do I have to go” question such as a teenager might ask.
And I tried to answer it in such a way that if she really was asking such a question, she would have the answer without feeling I gave her a poke in the eye at the same time.
 
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