The nativity of Mary (SEPT 8) is not a holy day of obligation so it is not a sin to miss Mass on that day
Contact your parish church office and ask their policy however usually involves just signing up on the times you attend Mass. Enjoy!
Yes, if it is possible for them to attend mass when travelling, then they should do so. It is only if they are somewhere where there is no mass available, that they can miss mass.
Saint Francis of Assisi is credited with creating the first nativity scene in 1223. It was a living nativity with actual people and animals. It took place at midnight Mass at the church of Grecia in Italy where Francis and his followers had gathered for Christmas.
January 1 is a Solemnity, a major feast day, in the Catholic Church -the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
no. you must go to mass.
Queen Mary, Elizabeth's sister. She burned many Protestants at the stake and forced her sister to attend Mass.
On Christmas Eve, Nochebuena in Spanish, the last posada, recreation of Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay in Bethleham, is held. Many attend midnight mass. After mass, many have dinner together with their families.
There is no reason why you should not attend. Non-Catholics can attend Catholic events. Personally, I would recommend that you attend, the Mass would be the Catholic equivalent of the funeral, and the Rosary would be the equivalent of the viewing.
You cant get out of mass because Sunday is a holy day of obligation, which means all Catholics, who are able, must attend Mass. One may attend on weekdays according to availability and piety
I can't determine the mass of Mary, because I don't know what planet or moon she and her father live on, and I don't know the units of the total weight of 117.5 . But I can tell you that Mary's mass weighs 23.5 and her father's mass weighs 94.
A day you attend Mass.
Besides Sundays, Catholics are also obliged to attend Mass on Holy Days of Obligation. In the United States, the Holy Days of Obligation for Catholics of the Latin Rite are:January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God;Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension;August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary;November 1, the solemnity of All Saints;December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception;December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.