Question about first saturday mass

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Does attending a vigil mass cut the requirements for attending the First saturday mass? My church has an 8am mass dedicated to the BVM every first Saturday but I have found it consistently hard to wake up on time to attend this, though they have group rosaries every mass (vigil or daily) every time which is good.

Also, since it is a vigil mass, does this mean that I have already fulfilled my Sunday obligation? Do I have to go again on Sunday (today) since it is the same homily?
 
TemplarKnight1 said:
Does attending a vigil mass cut the requirements for attending the First saturday mass? My church has an 8am mass dedicated to the BVM every first Saturday but I have found it consistently hard to wake up on time to attend this, though they have group rosaries every mass (vigil or daily) every time which is good.

Also, since it is a vigil mass, does this mean that I have already fulfilled my Sunday obligation? Do I have to go again on Sunday (today) since it is the same homily?
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If you attend a Saturday Vigil Mass (starts at 5pm or later), that fulfills your Sunday obligation.
 
I’m pretty sure the idea behind the 1st Saturday mass devotion is to make it a separate mass from the Sunday obligation. Today I attended Saturday mass at 12noon strictly for the devotion and then went to the 5pm Sunday obligation mass. The priest said its okay to receive twice as the 5pm mass is serving for Sunday (also different liturgy, ect.). I figure it like this: The Blessed Mother asked us to say a rosary and then to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary for 15 minutes separately from the rosary being said…I am treating mass the same way, to keep it separate. I figure its the only way to be sure because all of the reading I’ve done on the subject doesn’t specify whether or not you can combine the 2. Set your alarm and just do it…its only once a month for 5 months, you can do it! 🙂
 
No. A vigil Mass is for Sunday obligation. First Saturday Mass is a different Mass. A vigil Mass and a First Saturday Mass are not the same, not interchangable.
 
CalCatholic said:
If you attend a Saturday Vigil Mass (starts at 5pm or later), that fulfills your Sunday obligation.
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The earliest start time is set differently in each diocese (it can be set at any time after noon).
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The priest said its okay to receive twice as the 5pm mass is serving for Sunday (also different liturgy, ect.).
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Modern Canon law permits up to two communions in one day. Communion at a Vigil Mass counts toward the limit for Saturday.
 
What if no Parish in your town offers Saturdays Masses? They just offer the 5 pm vigil Mass’s?
 
you have to atttend 2 mass one for saturday one for sunday, but it can be a vigil mass
 
I asked my Pastor who is also a canon lawyer, this same question when I started doing the first Saturday devoation last year. He informed me that any Mass attended on the first Saturday fulfills the requirement to attend Mass on the first Saturday.
 
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