Attending Sunday Mass
I was under the impression that attending Sunday MASS was mandatory; however, a friend of mine from work believes differently (he says he only goes sometimes himself), and now I can't find it in the Catechism. it does say that it's encouraged, and important, but not mandatory?
Thank you
S
Here we are - in the 'Ten Commandments' section under 'third commandment' (honour the Sabbath Day) - My emphasis
" The Sunday obligation
2180 The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass."[117] "The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day."[118]
It says "BOUND' and it means bound, that is, under pain of mortal sin, we are bound to assist at Mass on Sunday's and Holy Days of obligation. Bound here means what it says in Christ's directions to the apostles on Easter Sunday evening: whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven, whatever you loose on earth is loosed in heaven. binding and loosing in the context of biblical laws means literally being tied to the observance of those laws. Christ is giving the apostles the authority to forgive sin, and the authority to determine how God's laws will be interpreted and implemented on earth, including his laws regarding worship due him, liturgy, sabbath etc.
Thank you
S
Here we are - in the 'Ten Commandments' section under 'third commandment' (honour the Sabbath Day) - My emphasis
" The Sunday obligation
2180 The precept of the Church specifies the law of the Lord more precisely: "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation the faithful are bound to participate in the Mass."[117] "The precept of participating in the Mass is satisfied by assistance at a Mass which is celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the holy day or on the evening of the preceding day."[118]
It says "BOUND' and it means bound, that is, under pain of mortal sin, we are bound to assist at Mass on Sunday's and Holy Days of obligation. Bound here means what it says in Christ's directions to the apostles on Easter Sunday evening: whatever you bind on earth is bound in heaven, whatever you loose on earth is loosed in heaven. binding and loosing in the context of biblical laws means literally being tied to the observance of those laws. Christ is giving the apostles the authority to forgive sin, and the authority to determine how God's laws will be interpreted and implemented on earth, including his laws regarding worship due him, liturgy, sabbath etc.