It might not be a mortal sin to attend an SSPX Mass but attending on a Sunday does NOT fulfull the Sunday obligation.
I will update within the weekend
Why and what makes you say that? attending on Sunday does not fulifil Sunday obligation?
Our Lady of Victories Chapel
NIA Compound
Bolton Extension
Davao CityThis is an SSPX Mass, and is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of Davao.
Sorry Thistle, you’re wrong. It most certainly does fulfill one’s Sunday obligation.
It does not. If one is fully aware of the issues between the SSPX and the Catholic Church, then one knows that they do not have any ministry in the Church as of the moment. Thus their Liturgies are not only illicit, they are also not Catholic.
I think that there is some confusion here between not having a canonical place in the Church and the legitimacy of the mass celebrated by an SSPX priest.
I agree very much with your cautionary attitude here; but I offer a few points to consider. 1) the SSPX is involved in a dialogue with the Vatican now and this fact alone may indicate some leeway on the part of the Vatican towards their liturgies. The “cautions” expressed by the Ecclesia Dei commission predate the current dialogue between Rome and the SSPX 2) we can also note that SSPX groups going on pilgrimage to Rome have been allowed to use St. Peter’s to celebrate their “illicit” liturgies, though not at the main altar. This has also been done at Lourdes, some locations in Poland and other places as well. This fact alone calls into question just how rigid one is to be in considering the “licitness” of attending SSPX liturgies when the official church in Rome and elsewhere has allowed such liturgies to take place. The Mass at the basilica in Lourdes took place even before the excommunications were lifted.I think that there is some confusion here between not having a canonical place in the Church and the legitimacy of the mass celebrated by an SSPX priest.
Let’s see if I can help.
The deacons, priests and bishops of the SSPX are validly ordained. Therefore, they can validly celebrate the mass.
A mass, whether it’s celebrated by a priest who is in ordinary standing with one of the Apostolic Churches or one whose situation is irregular remains a Catholic mass. There is not such thing as a mass that is not catholic w/a lower case C. If it’s valid, it’s catholic.
Because the priests of the SSPX are suspended they illegally celebrate the mass. We call that illicit. A priest who is suspended is not supposed to celebrate any sacrament except for absolution in case of emergency.
The authorities have made it clear that attending mass celebrated by a priest or bishop of the SSPX for the purpose of fulfilling one’s Sunday obligation is allowed. However, it is discouraged. Discouraged is not the same as forbidden.
The authorities have also said that one may not encourage or support the separation between the SSPX and the Vatican. You shouldn’t be attending an SSPX mass because you’re on “their side”, observe quotation marks.
Reason tells us that if one has access to a mass that is valid AND licit, one does not drive past that church to attend a mass that one knows is illicit. In essence, if one does this, then one is implying support for disobedience.
It does fulfill one’s Sunday obligation. However, one must ask oneself why one chooses to attend mass at an SSPX chapel. There has to be a legitimate reason for attending a mass that is celebrated illegally.
Fraternally,
Br. JR, OSF
Let’s take the Extraordinary Form of the mass out of the equation. The bishops of the SSPX were not excommunicated because of the form of the mass. They were excommunicated for accepting ordination to the episcopal order without permission from the Holy Father. The priests of the SSPX are suspended because they accept ordination from a suspended bishop. This has to do with authority, not with the form of the mass.