How often should Catholics attend Mass?

Answer 1

every Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation

as the first answer...every sunday,not only the children but all members of that family should attend the holy mass..atleast they should enter the church and do some prayers....

Answer 2

i am aleesha.n from India,kerala,thrissur.and i am christian.....as much as i know..{in my church}.........there are almost 8 to 10 masses a day.....

Roman Catholic AnswerNormally every priest would say one Mass a day, more if it is necessary. For a priest to say two Masses in a day is known as bination and is only permitted if the needs of the faithful require it or some other special need arises (for instance, a normally scheduled weekday Mass, and another later in the day for a funeral or a wedding). Bination was practically unheard of when I was younger, and I can remember my pastor having to call the local monastery to get a priest if a second Mass had to be said. These days, with the priest shortage, trination (saying three Masses in a day) may no longer require special permission from a bishop. I have know priests who have been required to say more then 3 Masses on a Sunday for the good of the faithful due to lack of priests.

Many large parishes have many Masses scheduled on Sunday and Saturday evening so that all the faithful can fulfill their Sunday obligation (it being a mortal sin to miss hearing Mass on Sunday or Holy Day of Obligation).

Normally a priest would say one Mass on a weekday, and as many Masses as necessary to accompidate all the faithful on a Sat evening/Sunday.

Answer 3

I think the "requirement" is once on Sunday, but anything after 5pm on Saturday "counts". But then again... what the RCC tells you to do doesn't have much merit when their "command" doesn't have any scriptural basis, now does it?

Answer 4

Catholics are obligated to attend Mass on all holy days of obligation. The exact list depends on the country. For the universal Church, the Holy Days of Obligation are all Sundays of the year, plus:

January 1 Mary, Mother of God

January 6 Epiphany

March 19 St. Joseph

Ascension (40 days after Easter)

Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) (Thursday after Trinity Sunday)

Sts. Peter & Paul June 29

Assumption August 15

All Saints November 1

Immaculate Conception December 8

Christmas December 25

For the United States.

The Solemnity of Mary

Ascension

Assumption

All Saints

Immaculate Conception

Christmas

In addition, Catholics are required to attend Mass weekly, typically on Saturday evening or Sunday.

Answer 5

That depends on the part of the world you live in. In the US, about 1 in 4 Catholics attend Mass regularly; in some places 1 in 3 and in others, like the Northeast, it is 1 in 6. By way of comparison, 50 years ago it was 2 in 3 average attendance.

Answer 6

Catholics must attend Mass every week on Sunday; there is no one Mass but all Masses once a week required to attend, plus special holy days of obligation.

Answer 7

Every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation