Our Sunday Mass obligation is based on the Third Commandment: “Remember the sabbath day — keep it holy” (Ex 20:8). All of the commandments of God are serious matter, so to deliberately miss Mass on Sunday — without a just reason — would objectively be considered a mortal sin.
It is still considered a mortal sin to miss Mass on a day of obligation without a good reason. The church has always believed that this obligation stems from the Ten Commandments given to Moses, one of which was to “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that a person may be excused from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for “serious reasons” such as illness or the care of infants or loved ones who are ill and cannot be left alone.
But when it comes to receiving Communion on a weekday, because you can receive Communion even in a Communion service where many parts of the Mass don't take place (because it's not a Mass), you are able to receive Communion even if you haven't fully attended the Mass.
Examples of mortal sins include murder, adultery, blasphemy, and idolatry. Some extreme instances of these sins, such as violence against the pope, can even result in ex-communication from the church which is a severe punishment that excludes a person from the sacraments and other aspects of the faith.
The unpardonable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy includes ridicule and attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to the devil.
They are pride, avarice [greed], envy, wrath, lust, gluttony and sloth” (No. 1866). 1.
If you aren't able to attend on Sunday for a serious reason, then you have no obligation, and don't have to make it up. If you want to freely go to Mass during the week after, as a pious practice and to receive the grace of participating at Mass, hearing God's word, and receiving Jesus in Holy Communion, that's great!
The Christian Sabbath is Sunday, and Catholic's keep the Sabbath holy by fulfilling the obligation to attend Mass (Canons 1246-1248; Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 2174-2178). The Commandment is not a suggestion or a request; it is a command or an order.
The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and other holy days of obligation is the ordinary expectation for Roman Catholics (Canon 1247). However, extraordinary circumstances such as sickness or severe weather excuse the faithful from this obligation.
What is a Dispensation from Mass? A dispensation from the diocesan Bishop releases Catholics from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
As a general rule, Catholics are obliged to attend Mass each Sunday. This is in fulfillment of the Second Commandment. Simply watching Mass on TV does not fulfill the obligation. A Catholic who can reasonably do so must attend Mass at a parish church or oratory.
Grave matter is specified by the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the answer of Jesus to the rich young man: "Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and your mother." The gravity of sins is more or less great: murder is graver than theft.
If someone leaves Mass early because of a lack of respect for the Eucharist, the Lord, or fellow parishioners it could indeed be a mortal sin.
Such a sin cuts the sinner off from God's sanctifying grace until it is repented, usually in confession with a priest. A person who dies unrepentant of the commission of mortal sin is believed to descend immediately into hell, where they suffer the separation from God that they chose in life.
No. The Sunday obligation can be dispensed for just cause, which may include physical illness or an inability to go to Mass, but there is no age limit on the Sunday obligation.
The obligation to attend Sunday Mass exists. It is a commandment of the Church which binds under the penalty of grave sin. It exists for a specific reason and should be known and loved, so that the soul feels a need to fulfill it.
Canon law requires Catholics to go to church “on Sundays and other holy days of obligation” and to abstain from work or other business that would inhibit their worship on those days.
Yes, most likely, at least an honest attempt must be made, but let's clarify. It's not necessarily a black-and-white answer. The quick answer is that if you committed a mortal sin, then yes, you should go to confession prior to receiving Holy Communion if possible.
More recently, the 1917 Code of Canon Law, and its 1983 revision, codified this legal requirement. This law, of course, never meant that Catholics fulfill their obligation to worship by attending Mass once a year.
The unpardonable sin refers to Jesus' words in the Gospel of Matthew: “Therefore, I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
They are pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth (acedia). Note from the author: For those of you who do not understand why these particular sins are of grave matter, I would suggest that you refer to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas.
What's the worst sin? The only unforgivable sin — also called “eternal sin” — is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
I believe that God can forgive all sins provided the sinner is truly contrite and has repented for his or her offenses. Here's my list of unforgivable sins: ÇMurder, torture and abuse of any human being, but particularly the murder, torture and abuse of children and animals.