There are 3 Readings at Sunday Mass. The 1st is Old Testament and the 2nd and 3rd is from the New Testament. -- RJ, R.E.
It should actually be Saturday and not Sunday. Saturday is the Sabbath for Jews and some Christians, but Catholics and most major Protestant sects observe Sunday as the Sabbath, but Catholics may attend Saturday evening Mass , as the Jews observe from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, Catholics now may attend Mass from Saturday thru Sunday.
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Weight is used every morning, when I get on the scale.Mass is used mainly on Sunday mornings.
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There is no set number of readings in general but there are structured 'readings' for topical or thematic purposes. A very common reading plan has 365 smaller readings in total to help the reader complete the whole Bible in a year. Some religious organizations create reading plans for didactic reasons to help their membership understand their particular beliefs.
There are 2 readings fom the bible
The Lectionary contains all the readings for Mass, for the two year cycle for daily readings, and the three year cycle for Sunday readings.
If it is a regularly scheduled Sunday Mass at the time and place appointed by the Bishop, then the readings must be of the Sunday. If the Bishop or priest is having a later Mass just for the RCIA, then they may use any readings approved by the Bishop, check with your local Chancery.
No, a wedding Mass on Saturday afternoon does not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation. Sunday Mass attendance is required to fulfill the Sunday obligation, unless a dispensation is granted by the Church.
Catholic AnswerDifferent dioceses may have different regulations on when an anticipated Sunday or Holy Day Mass may be celebrated on the day before. It must be late Afternoon or evening, a Saturday Mass celebrated with the weekday (Saturday) readings does NOT count as your Sunday obligation. The important thing is whether the actual Mass being said is the Mass of Sunday or the Holy Day: i.e., it has three readings from the Sunday, the Gloria, Creed, etc. If the Sunday Mass is being celebrated, then it fulfills your obligation. If it is another Mass, say, perhaps a Saturday Mass being celebrated in the afternoon for a wedding, then it would not count for your obligation. If you have a particular question about a particular situation, please ask the priest who will be saying the Mass.
On all Sundays and Solemnities (Christmas, All Saints, Immaculate Conception, Assumption, etc.) there are three (well, four if you count the psalm), usually an Old Testament reading, a psalm, a New Testament reading, and the Gospel. Weekday Masses only have one reading, the psalm, and the Gospel, there is no second reading on a non-solemnity.
The readings are already picked out by the Church. They change every 3 years on Sunday (A,B,C) and are always the same. On weekdays, they are on a two year cycle (I,II).
They use a lectionary, like many Protestant Churches. The Sunday Mass Readings repeat every three years; the daily Mass readings repeat every two. This way the entire New Testament is read yearly, and most of the Old Testament every two.
Called "cycles" of the liturgical year, these rotate to a new letter (A, B or C) each calendar year at the First Sunday in Advent. Each years cycle has different readings from the Bible.
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Catholic liturgical years come in three cycles for Sunday Cycle A, Cycle B, and Cycle C. . These refer to the cycle of Scripture readings used at Mass. Weekday readings are divided into Year 1 and Year 2
Generally speaking, No. The Reason being ( traffic control) Sundays have a regularily scheduled line-up of Masses. Church weddings are often conducted on Saturdays, however. Sunday Nuptial masses are generally, Not done!