Sunday Church

[MS_SURVEYOR]

Does going to a Baptist Service count as my weekly obligation? My wife is Baptist. She wants to go visit a church where a friend of ours is a preacher. It’s an hour and a half away from home. I usually attend mass then go with her to the Baptist service. I’ve talked to my priest about it, and he said it’s fine as long as I don’t do their last supper. He has several members that do just the same. But anyway, I can’t make Saturday mass because of a birthday party at the same preacher’s home today at 5. Saturday mass for me is 5:30. And I wouldn’t have enough time going to the 8:30 mass Sunday, then meet up with the wife and make her 11 o’clock service. I can’t let her go that far by herself. Then too, I almost lost her to cancer this year.

Advice please.

MS

 

[grasscutter]

The Baptist service does not fulfill your Sunday obligation, extraneous issues notwithstanding.

I’m glad your wife regained her health!

 

[po18guy]

Does going to a Baptist Service count as my weekly obligation? My wife is Baptist. She wants to go visit a church where a friend of ours is a preacher. It’s an hour and a half away from home. I usually attend mass then go with her to the Baptist service. I’ve talked to my priest about it, and he said it’s fine as long as I don’t do their last supper. He has several members that do just the same. But anyway, I can’t make Saturday mass because of a birthday party at the same preacher’s home today at 5. Saturday mass for me is 5:30. And I wouldn’t have enough time going to the 8:30 mass Sunday, then meet up with the wife and make her 11 o’clock service. I can’t let her go that far by herself. Then too, I almost lost her to cancer this year.

Advice please.

MS

Check on Saturday mass in the town where the preacher lives. You can miss an hour of the party, and he will know that your faith means something to you. At the risk of being controversial, many Protestants seek out and attend services for the reason of the preacher. Catholics attend mass as we believe that Christ Himself is fully present in the Holy Eucharist - just as if He was standing there in the flesh. Which, He is.

Baptists have a generally poor view of Catholicism, so now is the time to show your stuff. To miss a mass without sinning, you must have a solid reason (illness, severe weather, etc.). And, to plan to miss mass is worse than just missing it, I would say.

Go here and find a nearby mass. Our Lord is waiting for you. If you miss the mass, be sure to go to reconciliation.

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

We got things worked out. After both of us doing 3 o"clock Divine Mercy, my wife said, " Let’s go to 11 o’clock Catholic mass, then dinner. We’ll go next Sunday to the Baptist Church since you can make Catholic Saturday Mass." I’m telling you Mary is working on that woman!

***Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen. ***

Thank You grasscutter!

 

[po18guy]

We got things worked out. After both of us doing 3 o"clock Divine Mercy, my wife said, " Let’s go to 11 o’clock Catholic mass, then dinner. We’ll go next Sunday to the Baptist Church since you can make Catholic Saturday Mass." I’m telling you Mary is working on that woman!

***Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen. ***

Thank You grasscutter!

Good it is that things worked out. By standing firm in your faith, you will attract rather than repel. Keep masstimes.org in mind, as it is great when traveling.

Thanks be to God for your wife’s recovery. I have numerous Saints to thank for my recovery and continued remission - many of them still praying for me here at CAF.

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

Good it is that things worked out. By standing firm in your faith, you will attract rather than repel. Keep masstimes.org in mind, as it is great when traveling.

Thanks be to God for your wife’s recovery. I have numerous Saints to thank for my recovery and continued remission - many of them still praying for me here at CAF.

Thank You po18guy! I have booked marked Mass Times.org!

My wife and I reflect daily on what blessing we have received. God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, Mary, all the Saints, and Saint Michael the Archangel, all the Archangels, and the Holy Souls in Purgatory. We give thanks giving, and praise.

I will remember you in my Rosary tonight!

God Bless You,

MS

 

[po18guy]

Thank You po18guy! I have booked marked Mass Times.org!

My wife and I reflect daily on what blessing we have received. God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, Mary, all the Saints, and Saint Michael the Archangel, all the Archangels, and the Holy Souls in Purgatory. We give thanks giving, and praise.

I will remember you in my Rosary tonight!

God Bless You,

MS

Amen! Thank you for your prayers. What on earth is holding her back? The same thing that kept me from coming into the faith during the first seven years of my marriage?

Do you have a copy of Catholicism for Dummies? Excellent for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Answers the tough questions in very easy to understand language. Might just tip the scale in favor of her conversion. There is nothing like unity in faith to strengthen a marriage.

 

[MS_SURVEYOR]

Amen! Thank you for your prayers. What on earth is holding her back? The same thing that kept me from coming into the faith during the first seven years of my marriage?

Do you have a copy of Catholicism for Dummies? Excellent for Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Answers the tough questions in very easy to understand language. Might just tip the scale in favor of her conversion. There is nothing like unity in faith to strengthen a marriage.

She is very educated. She owns several books of Catholicism. Here lately she’s been thinking about the doubts of other beliefs. It takes time. This party should be a hoot if they start down talking Catholics. I’ll just sit back and watch her work! As I watch Mary working in her!

 

[po18guy]

She is very educated. She owns several books of Catholicism. Here lately she’s been thinking about the doubts of other beliefs. It takes time. This party should be a hoot if they start down talking Catholics. I’ll just sit back and watch her work! As I watch Mary working in her!

Amen! Will pray for you and your wife before the Tabernacle this afternoon.