Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass

[MiserereMeiDeus]

Hey everyone, I hope all are well during this buildup towards Pentecost.

I have a very brief question. When did the Anticipated Mass on Saturday evenings become permissible to fulfill the Sunday Obligation? Was it Pope Pius XII?

Also, can that be done using the Usus Antiquior today?

Thank you!

 

[Chatter163]

The practice started under Paul VI, shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Pius XII had given permission for evening Masses in 1953, but the anticipated Saturday evening Mass as a fulfillment of Sunday’s obligation came in the late sixties and early seventies.

It can be done with the EF today. I have seen it done on a handful of occasions, but it is very uncommon to do so, largely because this practice was not foreseen by the 1962 liturgical books, and also because most traditionalists dislike the practice.

 

[Lancer]

The practice started under Paul VI, shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Pius XII had given permission for evening Masses in 1953, but the anticipated Saturday evening Mass as a fulfillment of Sunday’s obligation came in the late sixties and early seventies.

It can be done with the EF today. I have seen it done on a handful of occasions, but it is very uncommon to do so, largely because this practice was not foreseen by the 1962 liturgical books, and also because most traditionalists dislike the practice.

I would add that prior to the revised code of Canon Law…1983…the Saturday Vigil Mass was to be used to fulfill the Sunday obligation…only by those who were precluded from attending Mass on Sunday (specific and obligatory demands that clearly precluded their Sunday Mass participation).

After 1983…the Saturday Vigil Mass was considered normative for anyone to satisfy their Sunday obligation…using the same liturgical logic/practice for the solemnity-of-solemnities…the vigil-of-all-vigils…the Easter Vigil Mass…the most important and highest order Mass of the year…which is celebrated on Saturday evening.

Pax Christi

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

The practice started under Paul VI, shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Pius XII had given permission for evening Masses in 1953, but the anticipated Saturday evening Mass as a fulfillment of Sunday’s obligation came in the late sixties and early seventies.

It can be done with the EF today. I have seen it done on a handful of occasions, but it is very uncommon to do so, largely because this practice was not foreseen by the 1962 liturgical books, and also because most traditionalists dislike the practice.

The liturgical books do not need to foresee this as the Saturday night Mass is not an “Anticipated Mass” nor is it a “Vigil Mass”, it is the Sunday Mass.

A Vigil Mass, like the Easter Vigil, has its own readings that differ from the day’s Mass.

 

[Mark1970]

The practice started under Paul VI, shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Pius XII had given permission for evening Masses in 1953, but the anticipated Saturday evening Mass as a fulfillment of Sunday’s obligation came in the late sixties and early seventies.

It can be done with the EF today. I have seen it done on a handful of occasions, but it is very uncommon to do so, largely because this practice was not foreseen by the 1962 liturgical books, and also because most traditionalists dislike the practice.

I think the Saturday-evening-Mass-for-Sunday was legislated for in 1965, but it depended on a bishop as to whether it was implemented in his diocese. In my parish it started in 1983.

The EF community I’m part of was offered the opportunity of having our EF Mass at 6pm on Saturday evening, but most people decided against it because, to quote one person, “the proper time for a Sunday Mass is Sunday morning”. S as you comment, a lot of EF-attenders don’t like the idea.

 

[MiserereMeiDeus]

Thank you everyone for your quick responses! I never fully realized that the Anticipated Mass was a relatively new development.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

I think the Saturday-evening-Mass-for-Sunday was legislated for in 1965, but it depended on a bishop as to whether it was implemented in his diocese. In my parish it started in 1983.

The EF community I’m part of was offered the opportunity of having our EF Mass at 6pm on Saturday evening, but most people decided against it because, to quote one person, “the proper time for a Sunday Mass is Sunday morning”. S as you comment, a lot of EF-attenders don’t like the idea.

I recall one parish in the early 60’s, about the start of evening masses, where not only were you expected to go Sunday morning, but anyone who went as late as 9am was obviously lazy.

 

[Mark1970]

I recall one parish in the early 60’s, about the start of evening masses, where not only were you expected to go Sunday morning, but anyone who went as late as 9am was obviously lazy.

I’m not old enough to remember this myself, but a friend has told me the same thing - the 11am Sung/Solemn Mass was regarded as the lazy-man’s Mass.