Do the same people go to weekday morning Mass every day?

[Anonymous]

I went to an 8 AM mass this Monday morning before work and was pleasantly surprised it was pretty well-attended! I wasn't sure if that's normal or if Mondays during the summer are busier because families are traveling so much, so they miss weekend Mass? Also wondering if much of the same weekday crowd tends to go every day or do most just pop in once a week?

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on your church.

My dad went through a few years of attending every day. It was mostly the same bunch of retired people.

[Anonymous]

Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Weekday Mass is optional (and a valuable part of spiritual life), but Sunday Mass isn't. It goes back to Sunday being the Lord's Day and the Resurrection.
Short answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

If you don’t know this you’re not Catholic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

You cannot be serious. How Catholic can you be not knowing this? The rule isn’t “go to church once a week on a day of your choosing.”

It’s not Saturday afternoon, it’s Saturday evening. Basically after 4:00 pm, consistent with the Jewish tradition of the day beginning at sunset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to an 8 AM mass this Monday morning before work and was pleasantly surprised it was pretty well-attended! I wasn't sure if that's normal or if Mondays during the summer are busier because families are traveling so much, so they miss weekend Mass? Also wondering if much of the same weekday crowd tends to go every day or do most just pop in once a week?

LOL
Yes it’s the same people

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

It’s a really fundamental concept in the Catholic Church. There’s no way that you are Catholic and don’t know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to an 8 AM mass this Monday morning before work and was pleasantly surprised it was pretty well-attended! I wasn't sure if that's normal or if Mondays during the summer are busier because families are traveling so much, so they miss weekend Mass? Also wondering if much of the same weekday crowd tends to go every day or do most just pop in once a week?

LOL
Yes it’s the same people

People come to all 5 weekday Masses and then to a weekend Mass? Wow!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

It’s a really fundamental concept in the Catholic Church. There’s no way that you are Catholic and don’t know that.

New poster. I had a good friend who was a convert to Catholicism and somehow didn’t know about the Sunday obligation. She loved the calm, quiet daily masses and actually preferred to skip the noisy Sunday masses. We friends filled gently her in about the obligation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

It’s a really fundamental concept in the Catholic Church. There’s no way that you are Catholic and don’t know that.

New poster. I had a good friend who was a convert to Catholicism and somehow didn’t know about the Sunday obligation. She loved the calm, quiet daily masses and actually preferred to skip the noisy Sunday masses. We friends filled gently her in about the obligation.

We've always gone to Sunday Mass for over 55 years of my life. Sorry, I honestly can't recall a moment that anyone actually explained to me that a weekday Mass isn't a substitute for missing a Sunday Mass. It's really just not something I've ever given mind share to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weekday Mass is not a substitute for the Sunday obligation so that's not an answer to your observations.

At our Church there's a fairly sizable group of retired/senior citizens who go daily.
There are also groups that go (Legion of Mary, Widow/Widowers' Group, Moms' Group, AM Bible Study, etc) that go to Mass first then meet up afterwards.

Interesting. Thanks. I didn't know that. Can you elaborate on why that is?

Are you not Catholic?

I am. When we were supposed to learn a weekday Mass isn’t a substitute for missing Sunday Mass? Maybe it’s one of those goes without saying things most people just know. I don’t know. There’s also a Saturday afternoon Mass, which I believe is a permissible substitute for Sunday Mass.

This is taught in Religious Ed.

Also, you should have been taught why vigil Masses count.