Q: I recently moved to a new diocese and a new Catholic parish. On Holy Thursday they are having a mass in English of the Lord ‘s Supper at 6 PM and a Mass in Spanish of the Lord’s Supper at 8 PM. Each mass will end with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to a chapel for adoration. I believe their bishop gave them permission for both of these masses on the same day in the same parish. However, I would think that the first mass would end as a normal Sunday mass and the second mass would have the procession but of course they want a procession at the end of both. Are there rules on this? Can the bishop give permission for 2 Holy Thursday masses and 2 processions?
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A: The Roman Missal’s introduction to Holy Thursday’s evening Mass says that the local ordinary may authorize another Mass to be celebrated that day. It gives no instructions about the final procession at the earlier Mass. I’m with you that the first Mass would logically end as a normal Sunday Mass, but I can’t point to a place in the missal that says that.