Why is it wrong?

[Seanache]

So usually I go to mass on Saturday evening and such, and last Saturday I went for my weekly obligation and for the feast of epiphany, but then I find out that doing so was wrong and I should have gone to mass twice that week, one for epiphany and one for the Sunday obligation, and now I would just like to know why it is like that, because I heard this and was completely surprised.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Where did you get that idea?

Saturday evening Mass was for the Epiphany, and covered your obligation.

Jim

 

[puzzleannie]

So usually I go to mass on Saturday evening and such, and last Saturday I went for my weekly obligation and for the feast of epiphany, but then I find out that doing so was wrong and I should have gone to mass twice that week, one for epiphany and one for the Sunday obligation, and now I would just like to know why it is like that, because I heard this and was completely surprised.

what country are you in? the feast of the Epiphany is not a holy day of obligation in the USA, and furthermore, the bishops have the option to transfer the celebration to the nearest Sunday, so your Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass would have satisfied your obligation, even if it was a Holy Day in your country, if it was observed on Sunday.

 

[Seanache]

Im in Canada and from what I researched its a holy day in Canada

 

[stbruno]

In Canada:
“In accordance with the prescriptions of c. 1246, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops hereby decrees that the holydays of obligation to be observed in Canada are: all Sundays of the year, Christmas Day, the Feast of Mary, Mother of God.
The feasts of the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) will be transferred to the following Sunday.”

catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/LawText/Index/6/SubIndex/98/LawIndex/28

From this interpretation…it was moved to a Sunday mass or the Saturday evening mass. So I think you did not fail your obligation.

 

[Seanache]

so if say the corpus christi falls on a saturday by going on that saturday I would meet the obligation for going to weekly mass and the corpus christi feast? I know this year that christmas and the feast of mary, mother of God were in the middle of the week and I went to those, its just when a day falls on a weekend do I get confused about it

 

[SMHW]

If you live in a country where the obligation is not transferred to Sunday then the second Mass you would have to attend would be today (Tuesday, January 6, 2009) rather than on the weekend.

But as been reported, in Canada the observance is transferred to Sunday. When the observance of a holiday is transferred to Sunday then you don’t have to attend two masses.

The only odd thing about the quoted info is that it says the feast of the Epiphany is transferred to “the following Sunday”. I’m not sure what “following” means in this context because the observed Sunday this year precedes the calendar date for Epiphany.

 

[Frosty]

Im in Canada and from what I researched its a holy day in Canada

In Canada the only Holy Days of Obligation where one **must **attend Mass on whatever day the Holy Day falls are Christmas and the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. If someone tells you differently, then they are mistaken. The Feast of the Epiphany was celebrated on January 4th this year so by attending either the Vigil Mass on Saturday or a Mass on Sunday, you fullfilled your obligation. Of course the tranference of certain Feast Days to the following Sundays never prohibits one from attending daily Mass on the actual day of the Feast.

 

[Seanache]

that is what I figured but its better to make sure:thumbsup:

 

[Phemie]

so if say the corpus christi falls on a saturday by going on that saturday I would meet the obligation for going to weekly mass and the corpus christi feast? I know this year that christmas and the feast of mary, mother of God were in the middle of the week and I went to those, its just when a day falls on a weekend do I get confused about it

Corpus Christi, in Canada, is always on a Sunday.

With Holy Days of Obligation you don’t get 2 for 1.

Let me give you an example.

Let’s say Mary, Mother of God happens to fall on a Saturday. You can attend Mass on Friday evening or any time Saturday to fulfill your obligation to Mary, Mother of God. If the only Mass you attend is the one on Saturday evening it doesn’t fulfill your obligation to both Mary, Mother of God AND Sunday. It only fulfills your obligation to Mary, Mother of God and then you have to go back on Sunday.

OTOH, if you fulfill your obligation to Mary, Mother of God on Friday evening or Saturday during the day, you can return Saturday evening to fulfill your Sunday obligation.

 

[Aramis]

In Canada:
“In accordance with the prescriptions of c. 1246, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops hereby decrees that the holydays of obligation to be observed in Canada are: all Sundays of the year, Christmas Day, the Feast of Mary, Mother of God.
The feasts of the Epiphany, the Ascension, the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) will be transferred to the following Sunday.”

catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/LawText/Index/6/SubIndex/98/LawIndex/28

From this interpretation…it was moved to a Sunday mass or the Saturday evening mass. So I think you did not fail your obligation.

No, they will this coming sunday… following, not nearest

 

[Phemie]

No, they will this coming sunday… following, not nearest

No, we celebrated Epiphany on this past Sunday. I’d have to check my book of decrees from the CCCB, but I think it’s the same as in the US, Sunday between Jan 2-8.

OK, checked their website, the wording “celebrated on the first Sunday after January 1”

 

[Seanache]

ah well I went on Christmas and for the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, so im covered for my holy days of obligation, besides the every sunday, but I go every week on saturday evening, so I think I’m covered.