Vigil Mass Fullfill Immaculate Conception Obligation?

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We attended a vigil mass last evening. Are we obligated to attend mass again this evening in honor of the Immaculate Conception?
 
No.

The Code of Canon Law says:
Canon 1248
1. The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day.
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Thank you for the quote, however I beg your patience. I don’t understand it. Would you please spell it out for me in plain, simple English? Thank you.
 
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Thank you for the quote, however I beg your patience. I don’t understand it. Would you please spell it out for me in plain, simple English? Thank you.
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It basically says that you can fulfill your obligation to go to Mass for a Sunday or Holy Day of Obligation either on the day itself or on the previous evening.

For example, I don’t have to go to Mass on Christmas to fulfill my obligation. Rather, I can go to Mass on the evening/night of December 24 if I want too.
 
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We attended a vigil mass last evening. Are we obligated to attend mass again this evening in honor of the Immaculate Conception?
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Any Mass on the evening before a Holy Day of Obligation fulfills the obligation.
 
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