It never ends. As long as a person is physically able to assist at Mass that person is obligated to go on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
A Catholic has an obligation to attend Mass at a Catholic Church at least every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation. Baptists are welcome to attend Mass with Catholics, but may not receive the Eucharist. If, in addition to Mass, a Catholic would like to visit a Baptist Church, he or she may do so provided it does not harm his or her faith.
Yes, Ascension Thursday is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, meaning that Catholics are required to attend Mass on this day.
Yes, Christmas is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, meaning that Catholics are required to attend Mass on this day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Every sunday.Another Answer:Some Catholics go for mass every day, where as it is an obligation to go to mass on the Sabbath.
Under normal conditions a Roman Catholic cannot substitute a Coptic Mass, which is an Orthodox Church, for his Sunday obligation to assist at a Catholic Mass unless there is no Catholic Church in the area. However, a Catholic may attend a Coptic wedding or funeral in the same way he may attend a Protestant funeral or wedding.
Yes. All worshippers are free to attend services in any church. Updated response - Although it may be an acceptable truth that all worshipers are free to attend services in any church, the obligation for a Catholic is different. Each Catholic shares an obligation to attend Catholic mass on Sunday - The Mass within the Catholic community is the catalyst to receiving Holy Communion, which to a Catholic is a Holy Sacrament. Mass or service at any other Church for any other denomination, though spiritual and holy in its own right, does not allow a Catholic participation in the Consecration of the Holy Eucharist or therefore Holy Communion. Although there is nothing ecumenically wrong for a Catholic to attend a non-Catholic mass, liturgically this obligation to attend mass would not be fulfilled.
Yes, Catholics have an obligation to attend church regularly as part of their faith practice.
Absolutely not. Catholics are required to attend Sunday Mass at a Roman Catholic Church. Absolutely not. Catholics are required to attend Sunday Mass at a Roman Catholic Church.
Catholics may attend a service in another denomination but may not participate in their communion. Also, Catholics may not substitute attending a non-Catholic service for their obligation to attend a Catholic Mass.
Yes, August 15th is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church. It is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which commemorates the belief that Mary was taken up into heaven at the end of her earthly life. Catholics are required to attend Mass on this day to honor and celebrate this important event in the Catholic faith.
There really is no such term as a Catholic Holyday, the term is "HolyDay of Obligation". A Catholic Holyday of Obligation is a day in which it is required that you attend the Mass. Holydays are Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, days when it is a grave sin to miss Mass.
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