Skipping Mass to study for exams?

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Is skipping Mass (December, January, April, and June) to study for exams a valid excuse? How about a student who has chosen to volunteer as a parish religious educator to elementary children? If you are a parent/godparent what actions do you expect the religious education program coordinator to take?
 
No. It is not.
Since the Holy Spirit is the giver of wisdom I cannot see for one moment why one who is involved in teaching would consider passing up Holy Mass, through which we receive wisdom, to teach another or to teach themselves.

Jesus is the supreme teacher.

Mass first receive then go and give.
 
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Is skipping Mass (December, January, April, and June) to study for exams a valid excuse? How about a student who has chosen to volunteer as a parish religious educator to elementary children? If you are a parent/godparent what actions do you expect the religious education program coordinator to take?
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I will agree wholeheartedly with Fergal. Studying for exams is not a valid reason to miss Mass.

If you are helping with parish religious programs, that also is not a valid reason to miss Mass. There ought to be another service scheduled (perhaps the vigil?) when you are not working.

I heard once that if your output exceeds your intake, your upkeep will become your downfall. A person needs the Eucharist if he is engaged in religious instruction.
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There are a lot of valid reasons not to make it to Sunday mass, but studying for school would generally not be one.
 
I left my father’s side when he was in danger of dying so that I wouldn’t miss mass on Sunday. He died a few hours after my return that very same day. Missing mass to study would hardly be an excuse.
 
If a person can find time to eat while studying for exams, they can find time to go to Mass.

They can also develop good study habits, so they do not have to cram for exams.
 
Absolutely not okay. If you have proper study habits, and are organized, you would not need to skip Mass to “study”. As far as the Volunteer goes, why would you need to skip Mass? These are elementary school children. Either they have a CLOW service, where they are at the regular Mass for the Liturgy of the Eucharist (as you would also be), and are hearing their Liturgy of the Word in another venue. . .or, if they are in some sort of playroom or school setting DURING MASS, then you are with them in the playroom and attending Mass at ANOTHER time–like the Saturday vigil. Besides, many if not most college campuses offer Sunday evening Catholic Mass, even if the majority of the population is Protestant, too. If there is absolutely no option for you but the Mass time which conflicts with the “child volunteer time”, then you never should have volunteered in the first place. One good–the volunteering–doesn’t “substitute” for the other good–Mass attendance. One is voluntary, and one is REQUIRED.

As for the last part of your question: I don’t understand what you are asking. Are you asking if the parents should have the DRE fire students who don’t go to Mass?
 
Sorry. I need to be more clear. I posted this topic to seek advice. The attitude of the TA is the concern. The strangest thing is that a TA will understand why they have to be on time and be present to do volunteer work with children at a hospital but at the parish…forget it.

Is junior high and university so time consuming? Can’t even attend Mass with family? Maybe I should not allow this to be their first ministry leadership experience.

The teachers while in university and before having the intention to enter the public education industry did not skip mass or training sessions to study.
 
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