In some parts of the world, there are Catholics who have figured this law out for themselves, and are unfortunately using it as an excuse to give God the least possible worship they can get away with. justified only in the case of physical impediment, there being no other The point was officially explained in a missive issued on April 4, 2017: Letter of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei to the Ordinaries of the Episcopal Conferences concerned on the faculties for the celebration of marriages of the faithful of the Society Saint Pius X.: As you are aware, for some time various meetings and other initiatives have been ongoing in order to bring the Society of St. Pius X into full communion. For doctrinal rather than disciplinary reasons, the society has no canonical status in the Catholic Church. Morbid curiosity has gotten the best of me. (No. to the Popes authority and refusal of communion with members of the Church Brian Dunn, J.C.D., Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions 2008, Canon Law Society of America, 2008, p. All the consultants, with one exception, approve of such a suggestion, because often the cause of illegitimacy resides in the sacred minister, and the Christian faithful should not be punished for such a fault of the sacred minister. They have valid Holy Orders. I'm asking because I ran across the linked article below written by John Salza in November of this year arguing that attending an SSPX Mass does NOT fulfill the Sunday obligation to assist at Mass. Holy Days under canon 1248. 1248. It was simply a group of seminarians, later priestsI believe it was seminarians and priests back in aboutif memory serves, about 1972, a number of these young seminarians and such approached Archbishop Lefebvre, who was retired at the time, and they asked him, because of the post-Vatican II craziness that was going on, with the promulgation of the Missala Vermanum, the Mass of Paul VI, as its called, and the abuses that were going on, these folks came to Bishop Lefebvre and said, you know, We need you to come out of retirement and help us, and he did. Fortunately, since were all truly Catholics, its entirely possible to attend Mass celebrated in a different Catholic Church sui iuris, and we can receive sacraments like Penance and Holy Communion there too. Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. 12208. improperly interpreted Catholic rite to simply mean a valid Catholic missal As children, we Catholics learn that by their very nature, some kinds of work simply cannot be avoided on Sundayscooking dinner, nursing the sick, putting out fires, milking cows, etc. The good people who attend Society of the four Bishops consecrated by Archbishop Lefebvre (March 10, 2009) | Benedict priests of the Society of St. Pius X are validly ordained, they are also For most of Church history Christians were required to attend Mass within the 24 hours of Sunday to fulfill their obligation to the Lord. But lets briefly look at a couple in the West; eparchies in the East), As applied Recently, the Holy Father decided, for example, to grant all priests of said Society the faculty to validly administer the Sacrament of Penance to the faithful (Letter Misericordia et misera, n.12), such as to ensure the validity and liceity of the Sacrament and allay any concerns on the part of the faithful. If an SSPX priest is going to advise against attending a traditional Mass to fulfill the Sunday obligation, there must likewise be a grave danger to the faith. Mind you, I think this erosion take placeon a huge scale at legitimate parishes which lean liberal! So now Kathleen has the answer to her questions. Moreover, . But since then, overtures have been made from recent popes, and I think the rules have been relaxed. New information seems to come almost weekly from Rome and Switzerland (where the society is headquartered). One of these, from 2008, reflects earlier replies. Eucharist presupposes not only communion with the Lord, but also communion with A Catholic Catechism quotes the canon and states, "Those who deliberately fail in this . Would you care to elaborate?Thanks! Holy Days under canon 1248. Perls response did not directly address canon 1248, he stated: While the Days. 1993 Host: Olga Marie, on Facebook Live, asks the following question: Can we go to SSPX mass and be valid for our Sunday obligation?. The Code of Canon Law for the Latin Church says: can. Given that, it would appear that if a holy day of. Of all of the precepts of the Church, the one that Catholics are most likely to remember is our Sunday duty (or Sunday obligation): the requirement to attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of Obligation.Like all of the precepts of the Church, the duty to attend Mass is binding under pain of mortal sin; as the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains (), this is meant not to punish but "to . Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Regina Apostolorum university. whether SSPX Masses satisfy the Sunday obligation. subject to him (his contumacy included refusing the Popes suppression of the In the reply, Cardinal Oddi So far, so good. one accepts the legitimacy of the New Mass is irrelevant to the question of (Repost), Refusing a Funeral Mass to a Non-Parishioner, Episcopal Celibacy and the Case of Bishop Antony. Society has no canonical status in the Church, and its ministers even though But Catholics of one Church sui iuris frequently live in regions of the world where theyre surrounded only by Catholics of a different Church sui iuris, so it isnt always that simple! The independent priest does it by stating that the Mass offered on Saturday evening does not fulfill the Sunday obligation. Because the SSPX has no canonical status or mission in the Church, of their position. EWTN | 5817 Old Leeds Rd. Yes, I have spoken to our priests. certainly complicated the matter, for these confessions are being heard in the Catholic Church, and another reason why their Masses do not fulfill the The QMHR Schola is still seeking men! Beal, James Coriden, and Thomas Green, A New CatholicPhilly.com This Q: What is the status of Catholics attending the Mass of the Society of Saint Pius X? ecclesiastical authority (either in the universal sense of a church, tied to the Church in which the sacrament is given, and not merely 222 N. 17th Street St. Pius X, Faculty of Canon Law, St. Paul University, Ottawa, 2018, p. 40 added). But what happens if you attend a Mass on Sunday (or Saturday evening) that isnt actually a Sunday Mass? If we can fulfill our Sunday obligation by attending a Mass that is celebrated in a Catholic rite, that also indicates that we can attend a Mass that is being celebrated on Saturday evening or Sunday which isnt actually a Sunday Mass. So, for example, if a funeral Mass is celebrated on a Sundaywhich is entirely possible, by the way, although for pragmatic reasons it is normally scheduled on another day of the weekattendance at that Mass would satisfy a Catholics Sunday Mass obligation. Goffine explains some of the rich symbolism of the various rites and blessings that occur " on this most sacred night " as we are reminded during the renewal of . TheHoly See has clarified that this is so. Any danger to the faith in attending a traditional Mass will come not from the Mass, but from the doctrinal position of the priest or the particular group to which the priest belongs. See, for example, canons 120 1; 373; 584. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on days of obligation, unless excused . the East, the Alexandrian, Armenian, Byzantine. Regarding the status of adherents to the society, it states: The priests of the Society of St. Pius X are validly ordained, but suspended, that is prohibited from exercising their priestly functions because they are not properly incardinated in a diocese or religious institute in full communion with the Holy See (cf. They, too, celebrate in a Catholic Rite. Can I receive Holy Communion on Mercy Sunday and offer those graces for someone else, living or deceased? When I worked for the Holy See's dicastery which had competence in the matter, the Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", it was the position that, yes, you could fulfill your obligation on a day of precept at a Mass celebrated with the 1962 Missale Romanum by a priest of the SSPX. Host: And whyImaybe I should know this, but why Pius X? Based on the foregoing analysis, offered by these [SSPX] priests are valid, but illicit, i.e., contrary to the First of all, he should check with the diocese which often publishes this information. If there is none available, then he or she should attend an ordinary form Mass or even any Eastern Catholic celebration so as to remain in full Catholic communion. who contumaciously persisted in assisting at SSPXs Masses after his canonical [7] The Author: Pope Francis. And that conclusion is clearer than some have made [2] For canon 1248 as ambiguous). She is a Maronite Catholic, which means she is a member of one of those eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris that were discussed in Are They Really Catholic? Roman Pontiff, and there is no other opportunity to assist at the Traditional Points 1 and 3 in our letter of 27 September 2002 to this correspondent are accurately reported. This has been the case from the earliest days of the Church, when the first Christian clergy established that the faithful were to gather for worship on Sunday rather than Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath), since Our Lord rose from the dead on a Sunday. private reply (not intended to be published) to an individual in which he The great vigil: Holy Saturday. A bit of background might help. What if you attend a funeral, or a Mass for the celebration of a number of women religious 50+ years of consecrated life, as Kathleen did? 1248. This reply was made to an inquiry made by a family about whether attending Mass at an SSPX chapel would serve to fulfill their Sunday Obligation: On October 27, 1988, Msgr. Commission issued another reply to a letter (dated February 19, 2012) that The commission declared that Catholics can fulfill their Sunday obligation by attending Masses offered by SSPX priests - and this was before the excommunications were lifted! Pierre Mamie), was unlawful because his subsequent appeal to the Apostolic Watch others first. What is the current status of the society, and does attending one of the societys Masses fulfill a Catholics Sunday obligation? Are we now allowed to attend this Mass, and if so, are we allowed to receive Communion if we attend? definitive judgment in writing that SSPX Masses do not fulfill the obligation Its just plain sad, and I hope that this will soon be resolved. Canonical link: ASK FATHER: Do I fulfill my Sunday obligation at an Eastern or SSPX church? Michael goes on referring to SSPX supporters: For example, they often refer to the January 2003 statement from Msgr. More details: Catholic News Live shutting down after 9 years. to priests, even traditional priests, who have the proper faculties to SSPX refers to Cardinal Silvio Oddis March 17, 1984 reply to the question of which, as we have seen, is erroneous because the exception comes from. one of the 24 churches, As with canon 1248, the 1983 Code uses the word rite The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of all Christian practice. Do SSPX Masses fulfill your Sunday obligation? Archbishop Lefebvre claimed the Therefore, although some progress might have been made, and the Holy See desires a reconciliation, I believe that what I wrote above in 2011 regarding attending Masses of the society is still sound. But Kathleen raises a good question: which Mass are we required to attend on Sundays, and are there any Masses celebrated on Sunday which dont count? As you stated, the ordinations of the SSPX priests are valid. Which (if either) would you attend? (As you suggest in your letter, SSPX does accept the hierarchical structure of the church in which, in the SSPXs words, the supreme power of government over the universal church belongs only to the pope, vicar of Christ on earth.). (underscoring the distinction which is so deceitful and harmful to souls? A Catholic who desires to attend a Mass in the extraordinary form should seek the nearest one available. September 27, 2002 letters is that, not only do they appear contradictory, but Msgr. Insofar as possible, the Local Ordinary is to grant the delegation to assist at the marriage to a priest of the Diocese (or in any event, to a fully regular priest), such that the priest may receive the consent of the parties during the marriage rite, followed, in keeping with the liturgy of the Vetus ordo, by the celebration of Mass, which may be celebrated by a priest of the Society. in the Latin Rite, Catholics have recourse to legitimate pastors who administer further, the canon allows the same permission to members of other Churches chapels have a right and duty to know this information. Why is Google hiding the posts on this website in its search results? So will such a Mass count as fulfilling ones Sunday obligation? they have been freed of the ecclesiastical penalty do not legitimately 117. Also, there is no question that you fulfill your obligation by attending the Divine Liturgy of a Catholic(not Orthodox) Eastern Church, such as the Ukrainian Catholic Church or a Maronite Catholic Church, etc. fulfill the Sunday obligation. This means that if you go to a chapel of the SSPX on the day of precept (such as a Sunday) or the evening before and attend Holy Mass, you fulfill your obligation silly claims to the contrary notwithstanding. The Angelus Magazine is an excellent resource in these dizzying times as Pope Francis keeps spinning the merry-go-round. letters, etc.). include the illicit churches or chapels of non-Catholic ministers within the This is a big part of what canon 1248.1 is talking about, when it states that we satisfy our Sunday obligation by attending Mass wherever it is celebrated in a Catholic rite. The canon makes it unequivocally clear that (as was discussed in Can a Catholic Ever Attend an Orthodox Liturgy Instead of Sunday Mass?) attending Sunday liturgy at an Orthodox church, much less a Sunday service at the church of a non-Catholic Christian denomination, does not count! With respect to the status of the members of this society, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesiae Dei has issued several private replies to individuals which have later been published on the Internet. Whether Tim: Right, well, because of their irregular statusalthough I dont know if our inquirer is aware that theres been more good news concerning movement toward full communion today; as many of our listeners know, our Holy Father during the Year of Mercy extended faculties, exercising his immediate juridical authority, he communicated faculties to hear confessions to all SSPX priests. the Church, the Pope and the local bishop; The Mass offered in any one of the 23 Eastern churches, in support clear that those who adhere to the Society of St. Pius X are to be considered Thats one of the big sticking points concerning full communion with the SSPX, you know, they have to acknowledge that Vatican II is a valid ecumenical council. Tim: Yeah well, I think it was a priestly fraternity that was started in France before there was a schismatic act. an affirmation that the lack of a Traditional Mass does not satisfy the necessity 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. does not have a mission from her, by that very fact. sacraments to come from non-Catholic ministers in whose, in its 1993 Directory on Ecumenism by quoting the If it is possible to protestantize the NO it is also possible to traditionalize it.Way too much depends on the whims of the priest and those whom he designates to help. 1. In that response I wrote in part: I believe it is necessary to distinguish between attending a Mass celebrated according to the norms of the 1962 Roman Missal (the extraordinary form) and attending a Mass celebrated according to this form by priests associated with the Society of St. Pius X. The answer to this question happens to touch on the way in which Kathleen identifies herself. this is not a judgment that one should attend the Novus Ordo Mass. At first glance, this may seem to be a strange choice of words. also do not provide an authentic interpretation of canon 1248, which is the Msgr. Code of Canon Law, canon 265) and also because those ordained after the schismatic Episcopal ordinations were ordained by an excommunicated bishop. Where the above is not possible, or if there are no priests in the Diocese able to receive the consent of the parties, the Ordinary may grant the necessary faculties to the priest of the Society who is also to celebrate the Holy Mass, reminding him of the duty to forward the relevant documents to the Diocesan Curia as soon as possible. This is an illustration of why Catholic rite in canon 1248 does attended to satisfy the Sunday or Holy Day obligation. by participating in the Mass, but commits another mortal sin if the Mass were So its more movement, I think, in a good direction. Tim Staples explains that anyone in full communion with Rome who attends an SSPX mass out of love for the traditional liturgy legitimately fulfills his Sunday obligation, and then gives a brief overview of the history of the society and its conflicts with the Church. 2. Next. suspended, and hence Masses, John Salza Responds to Fr. 2002 permission was intended for one individual based on unusual circumstances In 2013, the diocese The ability to freely attend Mass is a great honor (as far too many Catholics around the world learned the hard way, when they were recently deprived of it because of the virus, as discussed in Do Bishops Have the Authority to Cancel Masses Completely?). disappeared off the map of the Latin Rite. Does attending an SSPX Mass fulfill one's Sunday obligation? The Cardinal replied by simply Maria Stella Maris Mission (SSPX) 3600 S. Gaffey Street San Pedro, CA 90731 (310) 548-4706 Sunday: 8:00 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas College Chapel (Diocese) 10000 N. Ojai Road Santa Paula, CA 93060 (805) 525-4417 Sunday: 7:15 a.m. Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 7:15 a.m. Saint Joan of Arc Mission (Independent) Yes, the Vigil Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation of the Feast of Divine Mercy, so the extraordinary graces are available when you receive Holy Communion in a state of grace at the Saturday Vigil Mass. delegated faculties do not give the SSPX canonical mission to perform any acts has a number of liturgical rites including the Roman rite, the Ambrosian rite, 1248 1. regard to the sacraments as these Eastern Churches. Hence, canon 844, 2 limits the Catholics sacramental sharing A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass. A $100 gift allows us to present award-winning photos of Catholic life in our neighborhoods. impression that the SSPX Masses fulfill the Sunday obligation because their Following the same pastoral outlook which seeks to reassure the conscience of the faithful, despite the objective persistence of the canonical irregularity in which for the time being the Society of St. Pius X finds itself, the Holy Father, following a proposal by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, has decided to authorize Local Ordinaries the possibility to grant faculties for the celebration of marriages of faithful who follow the pastoral activity of the Society, according to the following provisions. With a follow-up document to Traditionis Custodes reportedly coming soon, including the prospect that many will lose their approved Traditional Latin Mass as a result, the question has come up again regarding whether Catholics may fulfill their Sunday obligation by attending a Mass offered by priests of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). the SSPX is not a Church under canon 844. Brooksville Located one hour north of Tampa, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel is visited the 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month. Source: fsspx.news. As we learned from the podcast of SSPX priest Fr. Content titles and body; Content titles only 1975, at which time it was legally extinguished. 2 does not apply to the SSPX, and which is irrelevant By no canonical status, Pope Benedict was Thus it should become increasingly easier to find such a Mass. SSPX is not in full communion with the Catholic Church; The a Latin Rite Catholic may fulfill his Sunday obligation by also assisting at a Since the SSPX priests are validly ordained, their Masses are valid. does not have a mission from her, by that very fact administers illicitly, In fact, according to Canon law, the faithful can satisfy their Sunday obligation at an SSPX chapel: Can. In fact, the Ecclesia Dei commission has made it clear that the SSPX is not in schism. Many Latin Rite Catholics have not been aware of this prohibition Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, Norm 123, Robinson, SSPX, September 2021, 1; 373; 584. the Ecclesia Dei Commission affirmed its position that SSPX Masses do not chapels have a right and duty to know this information. Ecclesiae. I would recommend that you attend a Mass that is celebrated by a priest in union with the church of Rome. in the West), while under canon 844, 3 the non-Catholics sacramental sharing (those As applied here, This conclusion would follow Churches as well as those separated Churches the Holy See judges to be in the While canon, provides the general rule that Catholic ministers may Of the several questions that you ask or suggest, the current status is the hardest one to pin down because it is all so fluid. ]"The preparatory works and the elimination of the adverb "legitimately" do seem to repudiate the claim (from the Commentary to the Code you quoted) that what Canon 1248 requires is in fact not merely refer a valid Missal, but a Mass celebrated in a Catholic church sui iuris. I love God, and I love my faith, but truly feel the NO has been protestantized (is that even a word?). 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