2006-06-10 15:47:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
9:00 a.m. is in the morning, before noon.
The only sunset Mass I have ever heard of is the Easter Vigil Mass, which does not start until after dark the night before Easter.
With love in Christ.
2006-06-17 18:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saturday evening mass was instituted to help relieve the congestion of the Churches during the Sunday Mass. It also was realized it can be done as the old testament rule was applied to allow it to happen as long it was done during the Vigil hours of the Sabbath which is at or about the sunset time of the day. The Sunset was believed to be the beginnings of the next day in the Old Testament. It also made it possible for those who had to work Sundays or to travel on Sundays to keep the Weekly obligation intact. Mass can be between sunset Saturday to Sunset Sunday.
2006-06-10 22:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by misen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well 9 AM is considered morning, and 6 PM is usually sunset. And those are the reasons I know of.
2006-06-10 22:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Hot T-Bone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's up to each pastor or priest, I believe. My church (Methodist) has service at 9:30 during the year, 10am in the summer. A catholic church nearby has mass at 7am, 9:30, and 11:30. I don't think there's a written standard time.
2006-06-24 11:00:59 · answer #4 · answered by Quilt4Rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So people will have a chance to get ready and get there. Evidently the sun sets around that time, so it makes sense doesn't it?
Difference churches have different times. In winter months it is generally earlier and a bit later in the summer.
2006-06-10 22:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by purplewings123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some start earlier like at 8.00 or 8.30 am I suppose 6.00 pm is considered a good time for tea hense sunset.
2006-06-24 10:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by sarell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably convenient
2006-06-24 11:39:26 · answer #7 · answered by Greg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋