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[jmcrae]

Anyway, the rest of what I had originally posted was that it was wrong to go Saturday night just to “free up” your Sunday. We are still called to give the day to the Lord, whether it begins Saturday night or Sunday morn.

What if you go on Sunday in order to free up your Saturday night to go partying or something? What if you do something else that is un-sabbath-like on Saturday after 4:00 pm? Since Saturday after 4:00 pm is “Sunday” on the Church calendar; the Sabbath goes from 4:00 pm Saturday until midnight on Sunday.

How many of those who wouldn’t go to Mass on Saturday night, would shop or go to work at that time? But it is God’s will for us to refrain from daily business on the Sabbath - the whole Sabbath; not just the part that we call “Sunday” - right?

I’m just throwing that out there for consideration; I’m thinking that if we’re going to be scrupulous, we should at least be scrupulous about the right things - there is nothing in Church law against attending the vigil Mass, but it is a Precept of the Church that we are to keep the Sabbath holy unto the Lord.

 

[San_Patricio]

I’m just throwing that out there for consideration; I’m thinking that if we’re going to be scrupulous, we should at least be scrupulous about the right things - there is nothing in Church law against attending the vigil Mass, but it is a Precept of the Church that we are to keep the Sabbath holy unto the Lord.

If you think it’s being scrupulous to try to live a good Catholic life and follow the teaching of the Church, I think maybe you should get a better understanding of what scrupulosity is.

 

[Texas_Roofer]

Scruple - An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not. - newadvent.org/cathen/s.htm

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.-vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM

It seems to me citing catechism in regard to attending Mass on Sunday rather than Saturday night would be dismissing Canon Law for ones own opinion on the issue- which sounds like scrupulous thought to me.

But lets not panic, if Heather is 17 I am just thrilled she is in Church

 

[San_Patricio]

Scruple - An unfounded apprehension and consequently unwarranted fear that something is a sin which, as a matter of fact, is not. - newadvent.org/cathen/s.htm

Which, as she stated in her first post is not the case, but thanks for the calrification.

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.-vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM

It seems to me citing catechism in regard to attending Mass on Sunday rather than Saturday night would be dismissing Canon Law for ones own opinion on the issue- which sounds like scrupulous thought to me.

I don’t recall saying it didn’t satisfy the obligation. I was defending her attempt to follow Church teaching, in spirit as well as letter, in her preference of attending Mass on Sunday.

But lets not panic, if Heather is 17 I am just thrilled she is in Church

I agree with that for anyone of any age, and the harder they try to actually live out their Catholic Faith the better.

 

[LilyM]

Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass.-vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4N.HTM

It seems to me citing catechism in regard to attending Mass on Sunday rather than Saturday night would be dismissing Canon Law for ones own opinion on the issue- which sounds like scrupulous thought to me.

Thanks TR. I did also mention (just in passing ) the fact that Saturday evening is the SAME LITURGICAL DAY as Sunday. Clearly Tuesday, Thursday etc are not, and never have been. As for Inestimabile Dominum - you were asking for documentation about communion in the hand v on the tongue, which I provided.

It’s a whole lot better than the big fat zero apart from your own opinion, San Patricio, that you’ve brought up to support ANY of your assertions.

Let’s see some documentation of any kind from you before you start demanding it from us eh??

But lets not panic, if Heather is 17 I am just thrilled she is in Church

Absolutely - but do at least take under advisement what your priest tells you and consider Canon Law and other documents as well as the Catechism in order to get a more complete picture.

 

[GoldenArrow]

Umm … the thread’s supposed to be about scrupulosity, folks.

 

[San_Patricio]

Thanks TR. I did also mention (just in passing ) the fact that Saturday evening is the SAME LITURGICAL DAY as Sunday. Clearly Tuesday, Thursday etc are not, and never have been. As for Inestimabile Dominum - you were asking for documentation about communion in the hand v on the tongue, which I provided.

It’s a whole lot better than the big fat zero apart from your own opinion, San Patricio, that you’ve brought up to support ANY of your assertions.

Let’s see some documentation of any kind from you before you start demanding it from us eh??

Absolutely - but do at least take under advisement what your priest tells you and consider Canon Law and other documents as well as the Catechism in order to get a more complete picture.

Do you actually read what other people post or do you just respond to what you think they are saying?

 

[IquesnotGTU]

But lets not panic, if Heather is 17 I am just thrilled she is in Church

Don’t just pass off the fact that she is 17 and in church. I personally know Heather and I can justly say that being 17 is her weakness. I think her behavior isn’t as bad as Jim (her spiritual director) thinks it is.

If something is wrong in your opinion with her behavior speak on that - not on her age. She has more theological knowledge than most could even imagine.

 

[Spirithound]

I’m only going to reply about the question on our Lord’s name and pronouns. I believe that it is polite and reverential to capitalize the pronouns, and so I recommend that you do, however I would try not to get too upset if I see that someone else has not. It is part of the apologetical process to give a charitable reading to a point you disagree with, so I think it would be charitable of you to assume that the writer means no disrespect to God. On the matter of God, however, I take “God” to be His name, and so, in accordance with English rules of proper nouns, it should be capitalized. Unless, of course, you’re talking about a false god, then it’s lower case.