Priests and Daily Mass

[gruder18]

Do diocesan priests attend mass daily? Are they required depending on their bishop and diocese?

I’ve been going to mass daily, and it helps me to be close to God and to be in a state of grace. Although this daily habit is fairly new, I can’t imagine my day without it.

 

[LilyM]

Do diocesan priests attend mass daily? Are they required depending on their bishop and diocese?

I’ve been going to mass daily, and it helps me to be close to God and to be in a state of grace. Although this daily habit is fairly new, I can’t imagine my day without it.

Priests rarely if ever merely attend a Mass - they will either be sole celebrant or concelebrant with other priest/s. That is, after all, one of the main purposes for which the ordained priesthood exists.

Canon Law has this to say about a priest’s obligations in regard to Mass:

“Can. 904 Remembering always that in the mystery of the eucharistic sacrifice the work of redemption is exercised continually, priests are to celebrate frequently; indeed, daily celebration is recommended earnestly since, even if the faithful cannot be present, it is the act of Christ and the Church in which priests fulfill their principal function.”

So while it’s not an absolute and binding requirement that a priest celebrate Mass daily, it is incredibly important that they do so if possible. Most priests that I know do celebrate it daily.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Priests rarely if ever merely attend a Mass - they will either be sole celebrant or concelebrant with other priest/s. That is, after all, one of the main purposes for which the ordained priesthood exists.

Canon Law has this to say about a priest’s obligations in regard to Mass:

“Can. 904 Remembering always that in the mystery of the eucharistic sacrifice the work of redemption is exercised continually, priests are to celebrate frequently; indeed, daily celebration is recommended earnestly since, even if the faithful cannot be present, it is the act of Christ and the Church in which priests fulfill their principal function.”

So while it’s not an absolute and binding requirement that a priest celebrate Mass daily, it is incredibly important that they do so if possible. Most priests that I know do celebrate it daily.

While this is true for secular priests, regular (religious) priests may not concelebrate depending on the community.

Carmelites have a common daily Mass and it is our Tradition that only one priest celebrates it, the other priests within the community attend the Mass as we are all brothers.

 

[LilyM]

While this is true for secular priests, regular (religious) priests may not concelebrate depending on the community.

Carmelites have a common daily Mass and it is our Tradition that only one priest celebrates it, the other priests within the community attend the Mass as we are all brothers.

Fairy nuff. Thanks for the added insight