Seems to me that members of the faithful who pay attention enough to have heard about this dispensation would likely have not been confused by the Vatican’s prior statement.
Seems to me that members of the faithful who pay attention enough to have heard about this dispensation would likely have not been confused by the Vatican’s prior statement.
The beneficiaries of such a dispensation would be those who haven't heard about it, as they likewise haven't heard they're supposed to attend mass on Monday the 9th
Eh, the Pillar's reporting is the only place I have heard about this so far. I'd previously heard that Dec 8 is preserved as a obligation in the US even when it falls on a Saturday or Monday but that obligation doesn't transfer when the feast transfers (so Immaculate Conception on Monday December 8 = Obligation; Immaculate Conception on Monday December 9 = no obligation). I'm luck enough to be in a position now where getting to Mass that day will be easy enough either way; but I've definitely had jobs/circumstances where it would fall in the awkward "Frustratingly Hard to do last minute, but not Actually Impossible" bucket; and my guess is those folks are really the intended beneficiaries.
Seems to me that members of the faithful who pay attention enough to have heard about this dispensation would likely have not been confused by the Vatican’s prior statement.
The beneficiaries of such a dispensation would be those who haven't heard about it, as they likewise haven't heard they're supposed to attend mass on Monday the 9th
Eh, the Pillar's reporting is the only place I have heard about this so far. I'd previously heard that Dec 8 is preserved as a obligation in the US even when it falls on a Saturday or Monday but that obligation doesn't transfer when the feast transfers (so Immaculate Conception on Monday December 8 = Obligation; Immaculate Conception on Monday December 9 = no obligation). I'm luck enough to be in a position now where getting to Mass that day will be easy enough either way; but I've definitely had jobs/circumstances where it would fall in the awkward "Frustratingly Hard to do last minute, but not Actually Impossible" bucket; and my guess is those folks are really the intended beneficiaries.