What times within the liturgical year are you not suppose to get married?

[JHFamily]

I fear we have strayed from the original question…

 

[JanetF]

Plus–think ahead!! Who really wants to have their wedding anniversary during Advent or Lent for the rest of their married lives? I wouldn’t suggest getting married at around the time school starts, either, or around Super Bowl Sunday. (Or, in our neck of the woods, during hunting season, either. That’s when you know who your friennds are. Your friends are people who would never plan to have their wedding during hunting season, lol.)

This is so true! I have a friend who got married on her birthday because it fell on a Saturday that year. Talk about it being all about her! Poor guy! I Could see if the bride and groom shared a birthday, but even then way to rob yourself of presents! My sister’s wedding anniversary is during turkey hunting season, so their celebrations for the past 30+ years have been around whether my BIL gets a turkey the first weekend or not.

 

[Phemie]

Okay, so I think I was a little confused on the “double dipping”. I stand corrected. No, you can’t kill two birds with one stone (for example meeting a Saturday Holy Day obligation and a Sunday obligation by attending the Saturday vigil Mass). But, yes, we can use the Saturday Vigil Mass to fulfill your Saturday Holy Day obligation, however, we still must attend another Mass to fulfill our Sunday obligation. Each obligation requires its own Mass attendance, but not necessarily the Mass said for that particular obligation. Is this now correct?

Yes. That is now correct (added to get 10 characters).

 

[phil19034]

Our priest has been very careful in teaching us that it is not true. He calls it “double dipping”, and it does not fulfill the obligation. For example, many people will attend a Nuptial Mass on Saturday night and think that they have fulfilled their Sunday obligation. Not true. The Mass you intend to fulfill the obligation must use the Propers attached to that day of obligation.

No, this is incorrect. Perhaps you heard your priest incorrectly.

Double Dipping is when a Holy Day of Obligation occurs on a Saturday or Monday (when the obligation isn’t moved to Sunday or dispensed with)

In other words, you cannot attend the Immaculate Conception Mass on Saturday night and have it count as both the Obligation for the Immaculate Conception and the Sunday obligation.

Another real good example is when Christmas is on a Monday. You cannot attend the Christmas Vigil on Sunday night and have it count as both Christmas and Sunday.
You either have to attend twice Sunday or Sunday & Monday

• Sunday during the day for Sunday mass and during evening for Christmas Vigil
• Attend two Christmas Vigils on Sunday evening
• Attend one mass on Sunday (any time) and once on Monday

If you try to do the above with just one mass, that’s “double dipping”

In regards to a wedding, as long as the wedding is at 4PM or later (might be 3:45 PM in some areas - check with your priest) on a Saturday evening, it counts for Sunday Mass.

But if you attended a Noon or 2PM wedding, then it most likely may not count and I could see how your priest would call that “double dipping.”

So in other words - Saturday evening Mass counts for Sunday. Saturday afternoon wedding mass does not.

I pray this helps.

 

[phil19034]

He is very clear, and I have no doubts whatsoever in his meaning. He, too, is a canon lawyer.

NOTE: as I mentioned in my previous email… if you priest was referring to “double dipping” in regards to Saturday weddings, he MIGHT have been referring to Saturday afternoon weddings.

A lot of Catholic weddings happen on Saturday afternoons, BEFORE vespers. For example, a 2PM wedding mass.

If someone attends a Saturday afternoon wedding, that would NOT count for the Sunday obligation and could be considered “double dipping.”

But if the wedding mass was Saturday evening/night; it would be fine.

God Bless

 

[TomH1]

Our priest has been very careful in teaching us that it is not true. He calls it “double dipping”, and it does not fulfill the obligation. For example, many people will attend a Nuptial Mass on Saturday night and think that they have fulfilled their Sunday obligation. Not true. The Mass you intend to fulfill the obligation must use the Propers attached to that day of obligation.

That sounds very problematic if he has been careful to teach this. Either your priest is mistaken or, alternatively, I’m afraid you’ve misunderstood him.

The obligation on Catholics to go to Mass on Sundays (and holy days of obligation) is a canonical obligation and not a liturgical one. In other words, canon law prescribes the obligation. It says that the obligation can be fulfilled on the Sunday evening or the previous evening in any Catholic rite. You could fulfil your obligation at the Holy Qurbana at a Maronite Catholic Church church. The chants, lections and orations would be different as may well the liturgical day being observed. You would, however, still fulfil your obligation.

Obviously, if you attend a Nuptial Mass at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday morning it doesn’t satisfy the precept. If, however, the Nuptial Mass began at 4.00 p.m. it would fulfil your obligation.

 

[JHFamily]

Just be careful not to “double dip”. Others below explain this more accurately than I did. I had errors in this original post. I gave my “mea culpa”, but the typical thing to do is react before noticing it has already been resolved.

 

[fin]

If those invited to a wedding on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception which is on a Sunday this year attended the nuptial Mass, are they obligated to attended another Sunday Mass in order to fulfill the Sunday obligation?

From where I am, it is common to have the weddings on Saturdays or Sundays.

 

[HeDa]

The Sundays of Advent are of a higher rank than the Immaculate Conception so the Solemnity of the Immaculate Celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is likely moved to the Monday after which is Dec 9th. Please check with your diocese regarding this.