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Dad, there's also what we call "cooperating in the sin of another." You could also be morally culpable for giving permission for what you know is wrong. I sense that your conscience is already speaking to you, or you would not have posted this thread.
Technically, if there is no REAL impediment, then you're not supposed to miss Mass. On the other hand, social development is key for children. The Church is organic, not rigid. It calls people to spiritual development as much as it calls them to human development. Not knowing the specifics of your situation beyond "she wants to go camping," it is hard to give an answer.
But then again, she's a 9 year old girl who wants to go and have fun and be with her friends and a parent says ... "You can't go, you'll miss Mass". I don't know, not my call but it screams legalistic but on the other hand I know its not.
Legalistic??? You would teach exemptions to the rule as a catechist? Having fun is one of them?
A nine-year old who made first communion and who is very is impressionable.
I actually e-mailed two priests in our parish on this matter and they both said the same thing; that in a circumstance such as this where there is no available mass to attend, that my daughter would not be sinning. It was also emphasized by both priests that it should be explained to my daughter about the importance of not missing mass on Sundays, and that in the future the attendance of Sunday mass should take precedence over a camping trip.
Nope. Only in real serious matter may that be the case, like if ones job prevented one from attending any Mass anywhere for the whole weekend.
It's a Sunday obligation- not a Tuesday or Wednesday obligation. There is the Saturday vigil Mass that can fulfill your obligation but not many Catholics know this, you have to have a good reason to attend the Saturday Vigil Mass.
A lot of Catholics like to go on Saturdays becuase its more convenient and it frees up their Sunday's . ah-ah, not supposed to do that.
Now that we have gotten out of the way the legal aspect of it...
A 9 year old girl has a camping trip and will miss Mass... personally, I don't see her 9 year old world truing upside down by her missing and not going. It's not like, I hate God and refuse to go to Mass.
If there isn't an opportunity for her to go to Mass on Saturday or a late Sunday or very early Sunday Mass, then that's their (parents) call.
I both don't see and at the same time I do see the big deal in it.
I actually e-mailed two priests in our parish on this matter and they both said the same thing; that in a circumstance such as this where there is no available mass to attend, that my daughter would not be sinning. It was also emphasized by both priests that it should be explained to my daughter about the importance of not missing mass on Sundays, and that in the future the attendance of Sunday mass should take precedence over a camping trip.
I was just curious couldn't you take some of the bread and wine from a previous weekend and pack it like you would a to go lunch, and while your out of town or in the woods have your own little mass ceremony......I mean is there a certian length of time that the bread and wine remain body and blood, or once removed from the church are they changed back into bread and wine........Or is this not a acceptable solution
Please list the source of your allegation that one needs to have "a good reason" to attend a Saturday vigil Mass instead of a Sunday Mass.
I do have a good reason for attending a Saturday vigil Mass. I play the organ at that Mass, and now that I know that the regular attendees are all blatant heathens who are ignoring their obligation to be there on Sunday instead, I know that I have an even better reason--those blatant heathens need some uplifting inspirational music so that they can give up their blatant heathen ways of attending Mass 12 hours early!
Except that I don't think one must have "a good reason." Sheesh! Legalism!
Of course you should let her go...
Anhelyna said:I'm soooooooo glad you know better than 2 priests !
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