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Tag Archives: Sunday obligation
ASK FATHER: Can I get a dispensation from my Sunday Mass obligation from an SSPX priest?
From a reader…. QUAERITUR: I generally fulfill my Sunday obligation by assisting at a Mass said at a nearby SSPX chapel. We have an opportunity to attend a family reunion in a few months. Given how far away we live … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law, SSPX
Tagged dispensation, SSPX, Sunday obligation
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ASK FATHER: Can you fulfill your Sunday Mass obligation during “lockdown” by watching online?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: While on lockdown, can watching (within a sunday) a replayed online mass fulfill the sunday mass obligation? Or must one have to watch the online sunday mass in real time to fulfill this obligation? First of … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can I really fulfill my Mass obligation at an SSPX chapel?
UPDATE 24 June I had a note from Peter Vere which, with his permission, I should add to the post. A number of folks have sent me the following link, in which you mention my name directly, regarding the SSPX. … Read More
ASK FATHER: Training classes on Sundays
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I need to take various training courses (ie: first aid, CPR and AED training, as well as Suicide Intervention training, etc) to meet the qualifications for more gainful employment. It used to be they would hire you and pay … Read More
Your Sunday Sermon Notes – UPDATED
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard during your Mass to fulfill your Sunday Obligation? Let us know. You were paying attention, weren’t you? UPDATE: At The Catholic Thing, Dr. Howard Kainz laments that, since Vatican … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can I workout on Sunday?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I work in an office for 8 hours each weekday. Any physical activity I can get is a welcome relief. Am I able to work out on Sundays without violating the third commandment? Let’s turn first … Read More
ASK FATHER: Sunday obligation and Saturday vigil Masses, revisited
From a priest… QUAERITUR: I was not at peace with the Sunday-obligation-Saturday-evening question and answer. HERE Imagine a penitent: Bless me Father, for I have sinned. Three weeks ago I was leaving on a anonruise, which was for fun, but … Read More
ASK FATHER: During Year of Mercy can I go to SSPX Masses for my Sunday Obligation?
From a reader… May I attend a Mass by an SSPX priest during the Year of Mercy to fulfill my Sunday obligation? What is the current status of their Mass and is it affected by the Year of Mercy declaration … Read More
ASK FATHER: Sunday obligation and career conflicts
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I read your recent answer to a man whose work schedule keeps him from attending Mass. I’d like to go down that road a little further. I’m a commercial pilot. My schedule (which is written in stone) keeps … Read More
ASK FATHER: Mass on TV and Sunday Obligation… again
From a reader… QUAERITUR: if I go to nursing [home] to visit someone and I go for mass and watch it on a tv and fr is in the chapel does that count for filling my sunday obligation We are … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged active participation, D. Black Duck, hear Mass, Holy Day of Obligation, moral presence, St. Fidelia, St. Ipidipsy, Sunday obligation, Tall Tree Circle, Unreconstructed Ossified Manualist
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Katherine on 11 October: Maternity of Mary. A tale of an antiphon, image, and a little street chapel.: “More information on the ex voto hearts, please! I have one hanging on my kitchen wall. It was a gift…”
