Yes, if the Rite of Marriage takes place during the normal Saturday evening parish Mass scheduled at that parish.
Do some weddings actually take place during the “normal Saturday evening parish Mass?” Nice thought, but I’ve never encountered it (not to say it doesn’t happen.)
The link speaks of norms for Wedding a Mass, Ok. There are also norms for a Sunday and Holy Day Mass. In the documents for the Lectionary there is a line that says that for Sundays and Holy Days and the Vigils for them. The proper readings for that day, found in the Lectionary must be used.
Yes, that has to do with what Mass is celebrated. You cannot celebrate a nuptial Mass with its attendant readings and prayers and claim it is the vigil for the following day.
The OP wasn’t so much interested in what readings, etc., would be used…he just wanted to know if a Nuptial Mass on Saturday at 5:30 pm fulfilled his Sunday obligation. It does.
That’s correct. A Mass celebrated on the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (from midnight to midnight) or in the evening of the preceeding Saturday after 4pm, must use the proper readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time. A wedding Mass on the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time would be a Mass for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time, with the proper readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary time and the Rite of Marriage inserted into the Mass.
That doesn’t quite jive with everything I’ve found, with regard to readings. This is from the Diocese of Rockville, but is representative:
Each Bishop has to consider the situation in his diocese and may make exceptions because of priest shortages. I just returned from a trip last week and the area I visited almost every parish is covered by a priest that has two parishes some an hour apart. Others have closer parishes but cover three.
I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate here, as many parishes still have two or more priests.
Before we had all the ridiculous baggage and ME ME ME any MY MY MY wedding hub bub nuptial vows were not terribly uncommon during the regular weekend Mass. My mother told me that it was the norm in her diocese for the Marriage to take place during the regular Sunday Mass. I am not convinced it happened everywhere but it was FAR more common than it is now…today we get the “oh theres a baptism today” wheras in the past people mightve said “oh theres a wedding today”…but keep in mind this was before all the the ridiculousities and the decadence extravaganzas that sometimes shove God out of the “ceremony”.
*… For Sundays and Solemnities, the liturgical day runs from 4:00 p.m. of the calendar day before to midnight of the day itself – a period of 32 hours … *
I’d think I’d seen you post this info before somewhere else and thought it very odd. I wonder what his reasons are? Although most parishes here (AL) don’t offer Sunday evening Masses, about a half dozen parishes or chapels (university) do, in case the need arises (work, family obligations, illness, etc.) and these Masses are always well attended.
I recall one diocese I was in [before we had evening masses] the parishes got into a contest of who could schedule that latest mass - It brought in a big collection. The bishop had to set a limit.
Thanks everyone for your responses. My question was clearly answered and I had a great time at a wonderful wedding.I’d think I’d seen you post this info before somewhere else and thought it very odd. I wonder what his reasons are? Although most parishes here (AL) don’t offer Sunday evening Masses, about a half dozen parishes or chapels (university) do, in case the need arises (work, family obligations, illness, etc.) and these Masses are always well attended.
At any rate - the OP has had his question answered and I hope he has a wonderful time at the wedding in question, and blessings to the couple
Wonderful! (If you don’t mind my asking, what parish in Massachusetts? I grew up on, and still visit, the South Shore where I have family.)