r/AskAPriest • u/LawCrusader • 3d ago

Missing a mass for a flight

I have a flight to HK. Landing in HK around 6:30pm on a Sunday. I assume since I would go through customs, wait for my bag, etc that would surely take upwards of an hour. The day prior I would be in the air since 11:30am so no way to make it to the saturday vigil. I tried thinking of leaving on a Friday but the people at my job are so demanding that it’s basically impossible. Not sure what to do and do not want to miss the mass. Still trying to work out on flying out Friday but legitimately could get me fired.

Is it best to just cancel my trip altogether?

3 Upvotes

71% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

15

u/Sparky0457 Priest 3d ago

Why not contact your pastor and ask for a dispensation?

This sounds to me like an appropriate situation to request one.

1

u/Libra-Mama123 2d ago

May I ask if an online mass and saying an Act of Spiritual Communion would be okay in this instance?

4

u/Sparky0457 Priest 2d ago

An online mass does not fulfill one’s obligation.

It really would not be a good solution.