When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. (And) Jesus said to her, Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servers, Do whatever he tells you. Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, Fill the jars with water. So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter. So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now. Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him. -The 2nd Luminous Mystery

Missing Mass









Missing Mass


Question from on 06-09-2007:

Are there any repercussions to missing mass? I have had to miss mass
one weekend this year because of issues going on at my workplace. Would
I be in trouble if I had to miss another mass? It really breaks my
heart to miss mass. I hope I am not doing anything wrong.


Answer by Rev. Mark J. Gantley, JCL on 06-19-2007:

It is a grave obligation to attend Mass on Sunday. If a person misses Mass deliberately and
knowingly and with no excuse (e.g., sickness), then the person must go to confession prior to
receiving Holy Communion.

If you have some other reason, known in advance, for missing Mass, then you should ask
your parish pastor for a dispensation in advance. For example, someone arranges a cruise
and there is no Mass that will be celebrated on the trip. Your pastor can dispense you from
the obligation (or commute it to something else, such as spending an hour in prayer,
attending a daily Mass prior to departure, etc.). The dispensation can be granted verbally.





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