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From: sbuf01!frgreen@cdin-1.uu.net
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Subject: Re: sunday vs. saturday
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Date: 22 Oct 89 17:42:20 GMT
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In reply to Scott: The Catholic Church began the practice of Vigil Masses
after Vatican II with the "day" being celebrated from sundown to sundown as in
the Jewish tradition.  You are liturgically correct in stating it should be
from Saturday evening thru Sunday "before sunset." However due to those human
conditions of "legal" interpretation, they read church (Canon) law and find:
"the precept....is satisfied....on the holy day or on the evening of the
preceding day" (Cn1248).
frgreen