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brian
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| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Chicago South Burbs, Illinois USA |
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| First Name: | brian | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | methodist, evangelical, anglican, catholic |
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Posted: Wed Aug 1st, 2007 02:58 pm |
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I was in a church praying and a retired priest who has been a priest for 65 years likes to come in occasionally and say mass even if all by himself. It is not sceduled or announced. Well this person invited me to join him, but he told me that it was more his private mass and that he would be offering it silently between God and the saints and angels and that I was free to join in what way i could and he would bring me communion. Was this ok? I was able to sort of keep up on most things and prayed along as best I could, though I did not hear the readings, nor did I know some of the Eucharistic prayers that are longer. Was it ok for me to receive communion since I was not exactly fully able to participate?
Brian
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Annie
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| Joined: | Wed Feb 14th, 2007 |
| Location: | Columbus, Ohio USA |
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| First Name: | Annie | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | nothing, Quaker, Mennonite, Presbyterian, Methodist, Anglican, Catholic |
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Posted: Wed Aug 1st, 2007 03:50 pm |
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| The Mass "celebrated without the people" is commonly said silently whether or not there are people present. Kind of seems strange as it's called "celebrated without the people" when people can be invited to assist but when Mass is said in this way it is by definition said silently. And yes, it does fulfill your obligation is it was Sunday or some other day of obligation.
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Ora et labora
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