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Tag Archives: Mass
What Makes a Mass Invalid? (Part I)
Q1: My book-study group started talking about what constitutes a valid Mass. One person is under the impression that as long as the consecration is completed properly, the Mass would be valid. Another person suggested that even if a part … Continue reading
When Can You Have a Catholic Wedding Without a Mass?
Q: I’m engaged to an evangelical Christian. He’s very open to the Catholic Church though, he attends Mass with me sometimes and is okay with raising our children Catholic. The problem is his evangelical parents, who are convinced that Catholics … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Marriage, Sacraments
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Mass Intentions and Stipends (Part II)
Q1: I know that concelebrating priests may each have their own intentions for the one concelebrated Mass. But can each of them receive a separate stipend for the one concelebrated Mass? So for instance, my pastor and I concelebrate. He … Continue reading
Canon Law and Simulating the Mass
Q: Last week we visited a missionary priest’s organic farm…. It was Sunday and I told the priest that we were worried that we wouldn’t get to Mass that day, since the farm is far away from the nearest parish … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Holy Mass
Tagged canon law, Catholic, consecration, Mass, priest, valid
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Can a Pastor Ban a Parishioner from Coming to Mass?
Q: I witnessed a parish priest telling a parishioner not to attend prayer or assist at Mass at our parish, because he was “a distraction” to other parishioners, having what appear to be neurological seizures. Is a parish priest allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Mass, Parish Life, Rights of the Faithful
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