Tag Archives: Sunday obligation

QUAERITUR: Greek island without a Catholic church on Sunday

Posted on 23 May 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
we will be on a Greek island without a Catholic church on a Sunday:
can we attend the Greek mass and/or receive the Sacrament?
You can, and I think should, attend the Greek Divine Liturgy if attending a Catholic Mass … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Do I fulfill my 8 December Holy Day Mass obligation on Saturday and my Sunday obligation by going to Mass on Saturday evening?

Posted on 6 December 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Go HERE for an important follow-up post.
 
I am getting a lot of questions about fulfilling the Mass obligation on the upcoming Saturday afternoon, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
For example,
Would it fulfill my obligation for the Solemnity to attend vigil … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Sunday obligation and TV Masses

Posted on 19 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I was chatting with someone and she told me the priest in the parish
where she is a member gave her permission, due to her ill health and thus difficulty in attending Mass on Sunday, to “attend Mass by
watching on … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Extraordinary Form “vigil” Mass on Saturday afternoon or evening?

Posted on 12 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Is it permissible to have a Extraordinary Form Vigil Mass on a Saturday evening?
Yes, I believe it is.  I believe so… again… I believe so.
Permission to say Holy Mass in the evening was granted before the 1962 Missale … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Mass obligation and Traditional Anglican Communion

Posted on 16 June 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
Can a Roman Catholic fulfill her Sunday Obligation at a Traditional Anglican Communion church that is part of one of the Pro-Dioceses awaiting the construction of the Ordinariate for the United States?
In the Code of Canon Law for … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: Can I fullfil my Sunday obligation on Saturday evening?

Posted on 5 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I’ll be pithy:
I’ll start my final semester of nursing school next week, it appears as though I will be required to train in the hospital for the next four months from 7am-7pm every Sunday. Is it possible to … Continue reading →

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