Right now I use an internet connection for mass, but I miss out on the catholic communion.
2007-12-16 16:16:29 · 5 answers · asked by kayakmonster3 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Mass is the same in any language. You just go and join in. You can bring a missal in your own language so that you make responses you understand. You might also find someone in the congregation who will help you learn the local language, not only for mass but for everyday life.
2007-12-16 17:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by freebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter if you don't speak the local language. The Mass is the Mass, no matter what the language.
I would recommend obtaining a missal in your native language, so that you can read the Scriptures of Mass on your own, and follow along. You should know the "routines" of Mass as a Catholic, and it will be obvious when it is time for Communion. Prayer and recollection are available to you at any time, and at the very least, you can make a spiritual communion.
You may not be able to understand the homily, but you could continue to listen to the online ones for the teaching.
BTW--televised and internet Mass do not fulfull your obligation. You can use them for edification (hearing a homily in your own language, etc.) and as an addition to your spiritual life, but one must be physically present in order to properly assist at Mass.
2007-12-17 00:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by MaH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can manage it, you need to attend Mass. The fact that the Mass is in a language you do not understand does not take anything away from you fulfilling your Sunday Observance. Also, you can receive Communion; something you cannot do while watching a Mass on TV or over the Internet.
2007-12-17 12:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Mass. Use the internet for for your Liturgy of the Word so you can understand it, taking spiritual communion at that time. Then go to local Mass for the Eucharist.
2007-12-17 00:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can still receive communion, and you should by all means go to Mass.
God bless you and Merry Christmas!
2007-12-20 14:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋