Unsure about whether I've fulfilled Sunday obligation?

[Matt86]

Today I went to a Mass which was described as a thanksgiving for vocations, since it is the 30th anniversary of the celebrant’s ordination.

I was assured by said Priest that this mass would fulfil today’s obligation yet all the Prayers, First and Second Readings and Gospel did not come from the day (Corpus Christi) so I am not sure at all.

Upon reflection, I think that I should’ve gone this morning aswell! Worrying now.

 

[CB_Catholic]

Today I went to a Mass which was described as a thanksgiving for vocations, since it is the 30th anniversary of the celebrant’s ordination.

I was assured by said Priest that this mass would fulfil today’s obligation yet all the Prayers, First and Second Readings and Gospel did not come from the day (Corpus Christi) so I am not sure at all.

Upon reflection, I think that I should’ve gone this morning aswell! Worrying now.

You are fine. You went to a valid Mass on Sunday. It does not matter if the readings were not those of the day, they were proper for the Mass you went to. Don’t you think it would have been rather unusual for a priest to say a Mass on Sunday in which everybody had to re-attend Mass or commit a mortal sin?

There are many times during the year in which other readings are substituted for the readings of the day, depending on the occasion. Rest assured, you fulfilled your Sunday obligation.

 

[Matt86]

Good stuff. Thanks!

 

[MusicMan]

So long as you attend a validly celebrated Mass or Divine Liturgy anytime from 4:00 pm Saturday through 11:59 pm Sunday, you’re good.

 

[puzzleannie]

s, First and Second Readings and Gospel did not come from the day (Corpus Christi) so I am not sure at all.

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irrelevant. you went to Mass on Sunday or Saturday evening, the obligation is fulfilled. Not all dioceses celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi in any case. there is a real problem with directly asking a priest this question, then rejecting his answer.

 

[ConstantineTG]

There is a popular misconception that you need certain readings to be able to fulfill your Sunday Obligation. That is not true. For one thing the Church allows us to fulfill our Sunday Obligation in any Catholic Rite. If you go to another Rite, the readings will definitely be different through most of the year. Even on common feasts such as Christmas and Easter, the readings could be from different Gospels, so they are not exact. In fact, in the Byzantine Rite our reading for Easter is from John 1, not any of the Resurrection Gospels.

 

[smichhertz]

So long as you attend a validly celebrated Mass or Divine Liturgy anytime from 4:00 pm Saturday through 11:59 pm Sunday, you’re good.

What would constitute as Divine Liturgy? Just asking out of curiosity, I wasn’t aware anything other than a mass would satisfy the obligation.

 

[CB_Catholic]

What would constitute as Divine Liturgy? Just asking out of curiosity, I wasn’t aware anything other than a mass would satisfy the obligation.

The Divine Liturgy is the term used in the Eastern Catholic Churches for what we in theWestern Church call the Mass. The Orthodox also call it the Divine Liturgy. We can fulfill our obligations at any Eastern Catholic Church, but not in the Orthodox Churches generally.

Ther is an Eastern Catholic Forum on CAF that you can learn a lot from about the Eastern Catholic Churches.

 

[Digitonomy]

What would constitute as Divine Liturgy? Just asking out of curiosity, I wasn’t aware anything other than a mass would satisfy the obligation.

The word “Holy Mass” is a term specific to the Latin church. Most of the other Catholic and Orthodox churches refer to it as “Divine Liturgy.”

 

[smichhertz]

Thanks CB Catholic and Digitonomy!

 

[thistle]

Today I went to a Mass which was described as a thanksgiving for vocations, since it is the 30th anniversary of the celebrant’s ordination.

I was assured by said Priest that this mass would fulfil today’s obligation yet all the Prayers, First and Second Readings and Gospel did not come from the day (Corpus Christi) so I am not sure at all.

Upon reflection, I think that I should’ve gone this morning aswell! Worrying now.

Readings not relevant to fulfilling obligation.

Can. 1248 §1 The obligation of assisting at Mass is satisfied wherever Mass is celebrated in a Catholic rite either on a holyday itself or on the evening of the previous day.

 

[ConstantineTG]

The word “Holy Mass” is a term specific to the Latin church. Most of the other Catholic and Orthodox churches refer to it as “Divine Liturgy.”

There’s also the Holy Qurbana/Holy Qurbono from the Syriac Rites. Divine Liturgy would be the Byzantine and Alexandrian Rites. I think the Armenians also call their Liturgy as Mass. They may have a different term in their own language.

 

[oratorymatt]

I’m not sure but I think Eastern Rite Vespers and Matins also count?