DAILY MASS CANCELED WHEN THERE IS A FUNERAL

Per Canon 905 §1. “A priest is not permitted to celebrate the Eucharist more than once a day except in cases where the law permits him to celebrate or concelebrate more than once on the same day.” While priests in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis have been given permission to celebrate more than one Mass on a weekday, it is the Pastor’s opinion that the spirit of Canon 905 be upheld and that the sanctity of the once-per-day Mass be retained as much as possible. Therefore, Saint John the Baptist has implemented a policy to cancel the Daily Mass when there is a funeral scheduled. The Mass Intention for that day is then moved to another day, and the requestor is notified. Parishioners and Daily-Mass-goers are encouraged to attend the funeral of the day and to pray for the deceased.