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Don’t Feel Like Going to Mass? Watch This
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Don’t Feel Like Going to Mass? Watch This | Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe
Do Catholics really have to go to Mass every Sunday? And why does the Church call it an “obligation”?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe unpack the Sunday Mass obligation and explain why obligation and freedom aren’t enemies. In fact, having certain non-negotiable commitments can free us from constantly having to decide what matters most.
The friars discuss why Sunday Mass should be a question of when—not whether—why even a less-than-ideal Mass is still worth attending, how worship gives God what He is due, and why the Mass provides a foundation for the entire week.
They also explore what can be lost in being “spiritual but not religious,” the importance of worshiping as a community, and the surprising freedom that comes from allowing our lives to be ordered toward God.
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