brendan1104 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 All different readings and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) What VaticanIILiturgist mentioned is very interesting. Edited December 21, 2007 by Totus Tuus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth_jane Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Is it just me, or does anyone else think 4:00 is too early? A lot of parishes in my diocese are foregoing Midnight Mass (which I think is a beautiful and important Catholic tradition) to have these early Masses. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dusk Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 [quote name='elizabeth_jane' post='1437333' date='Dec 21 2007, 10:56 PM']Is it just me, or does anyone else think 4:00 is too early? A lot of parishes in my diocese are foregoing Midnight Mass (which I think is a beautiful and important Catholic tradition) to have these early Masses. Thoughts?[/quote] No. The driving is horrible after dark in new england, especially in the mountain regions with the snow. Midnight Mass is a nice thought but its impractical in many regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Wow, if midnight mass didn't fulfill the obligation then I'd have been screwed all these years along with the rest of my family because that's the way we always did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pio Nono Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 JMJ 12/22 - Third Saturday in Advent Technically...TECHNICALLY...[i]any[/i] Mass you attend after 4pm counts for the obligation. I don't know if weddings and funerals are forbidden on Christmas Eve, but TECHNICALLY, if you go to one after 4pm then it counts for your obligation. Check the British commentary on the CIC for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathoholic_anonymous Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 [quote name='Era Might' post='1436822' date='Dec 21 2007, 01:36 AM']Do they each have different readings or prayers?[/quote] Yes. I took a sneak preview this evening. I think the Dawn Mass has got the best selection this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth_jane Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 [quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1437581' date='Dec 22 2007, 04:41 PM']Yes. I took a sneak preview this evening. I think the Dawn Mass has got the best selection this year. [/quote] Are you motivated to get up and go?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin86 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I'll be attending Mass at 10am Christmas Day. I am assuming this will be a "Day" Mass? I would love to go to Midnight Mass Christmas Eve, but alas I will be on duty. Welcome to the Navy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 [quote name='Paladin D' post='1436607' date='Dec 20 2007, 04:03 PM']For some reason, I thought Christmas Eve Mass was a separate ordeal, which did not count for Christmas Day. Thanks for the heads up.[/quote] I had been Catholic for hardly 12 hours before hearing that rumor about Easter. Another Catholic tried to tell me that the Easter Vigil Mass I attended the night before didn't count for Easter day, and though I was pretty sure she had no idea what she was talking about, I made sure anyway I guess it makes sense for uninformed rumors to get started about the two holy days when most Catholics actually show up to Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 [quote name='elizabeth_jane' post='1437333' date='Dec 21 2007, 09:56 PM']Is it just me, or does anyone else think 4:00 is too early? A lot of parishes in my diocese are foregoing Midnight Mass (which I think is a beautiful and important Catholic tradition) to have these early Masses. Thoughts?[/quote] I remember back in the 1980s that many parishes in some higher-crime neighborhoods would move their Midnight Mass to 9 or 10 PM, so calling to find out what time Midnight Mass was celebrated was NOT a stupid question!!! And if you want to talk about early Masses, check out this bulletin - 1:30 afternoon Mass for Christmas Eve! [url="http://www.holyfamilyparish.org/left/bull_pdf/b122307.pdf"]http://www.holyfamilyparish.org/left/bull_pdf/b122307.pdf[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pio Nono Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 JMJ 12/23 - Fourth Sunday of Advent Holy Family in the Chicago archdiocese doesn't count - they're really freakin' weird there. And if anyone is in southwestern Indiana this Christmastide, and if you want to ruin your Christmas experience, come to Midnight Mass in Washington, Indiana, either at St. Mary's parish (10pm) or St. Simon's (midnight), where yours-truly will be chanting the Epistle. On the other hand, the Jim Caviezel family (of [i]The Passion of the Christ[/i] fame) will be in attendance at the Midnight Mass at St. Simon's...one of our high school teachers is a good friend of his, so his family is spending Christmas with hers. I'll try to get photo-ey goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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