Questions with Fr. #23: When is it OK to Miss Sunday Mass? Why is Rock Music Discouraged?
SSPX Podcast
SSPX / Angelus Press
4.9 • 731 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2019
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this episode, we’ll tackle two listener questions:
Is it ever ok to miss Mass on a Sunday for non-emergency reasons? We know it’s not sinful to miss Mass due to illness or physical inability, but what about a family vacation? Or work? Can someone accept a job that will require them to miss Mass?
Also, a listener asked why Rock music is not ok to listen to? Is there something objectively wrong with this type of music (as well as pop, dance, etc.) that is different inherently than other types of music?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the SSPX podcast, delivering sermons, lectures, and the spoken word from across the English-speaking world. |
| 0:06.7 | On this episode of Questions with Father, we'll be talking with Father Paul Robinson about music. |
| 0:11.6 | Why is it that the Catholic Church discourages its faithful from listening to rock music? |
| 0:16.2 | Why are certain types of music okay or not okay to listen to? |
| 0:19.6 | We'll dive into that question, as well |
| 0:21.6 | as the Sunday obligation. Is it okay to miss Mass while you're traveling? What about taking a job |
| 0:26.3 | that may require you to miss Mass more often than not on Sundays? Should you take that job |
| 0:31.6 | for the good of your family or is going to mass every Sunday more important? We'll go into |
| 0:36.5 | these questions in a lot more detail coming up. |
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