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No, a wedding Mass on Saturday afternoon does not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation. Sunday Mass attendance is required to fulfill the Sunday obligation, unless a dispensation is granted by the Church.
As long as a person is healthy enough to attend Mass and has the means to do so, he/she is never exempt from Sunday Mass.
Going to a mass at 1pm on Saturday does not fill your Sunday obligation.
Generally speaking, No. The Reason being ( traffic control) Sundays have a regularily scheduled line-up of Masses. Church weddings are often conducted on Saturdays, however. Sunday Nuptial masses are generally, Not done!
Primarily Catholics celebrate Sunday by assisting at Mass.
.Catholic AnswerYes, a Catholic is required to attend Mass each Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation. The Church has tried to make this easier by supplying a Sunday (or Holy Day) Mass on the evening preceding, thus Sunday Mass is celebrated in most Churches starting on Saturday evening and this fulfills your obligation.
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Yes. You should only receive Communion once a day, but Saturday and Sunday are two separate days, so you can receive Communion at the Saturday vigil mass and the Sunday mass.
If you mean the sacrafice of the Mass, every Sunday!
Catholic AnswerDifferent dioceses may have different regulations on when an anticipated Sunday or Holy Day Mass may be celebrated on the day before. It must be late Afternoon or evening, a Saturday Mass celebrated with the weekday (Saturday) readings does NOT count as your Sunday obligation. The important thing is whether the actual Mass being said is the Mass of Sunday or the Holy Day: i.e., it has three readings from the Sunday, the Gloria, Creed, etc. If the Sunday Mass is being celebrated, then it fulfills your obligation. If it is another Mass, say, perhaps a Saturday Mass being celebrated in the afternoon for a wedding, then it would not count for your obligation. If you have a particular question about a particular situation, please ask the priest who will be saying the Mass.
There are 3 Readings at Sunday Mass. The 1st is Old Testament and the 2nd and 3rd is from the New Testament. -- RJ, R.E.
Generally about two to two and a half hours.