Two precepts fulfilled on one Mass? Cover Image

Czy można wypełnić dwa obowiązki podczas jednej mszy świętej?
Two precepts fulfilled on one Mass?

Author(s): Piotr Kroczek
Subject(s): History of Church(es), 13th to 14th Centuries, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne
Keywords: Church; liturgy; canon law; Mass; obligation;

Summary/Abstract: The problem can be stated in the following question: Can a faithful fulfill two obligations of assisting at Mass on one Mass? The regulations are to be applied to answer the difficulty come mainly from two canons of 1983 Code of Canon Law: can. 1247 and can. 1248 § 1. Clarifying the problem the paper describes the canons and interprets norms that come from them. The conclusion is that although law allows to give two quite opposite answers to the question, for practical and for pastoral reasons there must be only one obliging response given by the competent ecclesiastical authority. It would be appropriate if diocesan bishop clearly pronounced what behavior is obliging in his diocese in the matter. Christ’s faithful have the right to know unmistakable what they are expected to do.

  • Issue Year: 67/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-48
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish