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At what age is a person not required to attend Sunday Mass?
There is no such age. All who have reached the age of reason have the obligation to worship their Creator. But no Catholic looks at this as an obligation. Instead, it is the greatest of blessings. Anyone who calls himself Catholic has such a love of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass that he cannot bear to stay away except when seriously ill. If you do not love the Mass, you may as well be an apostate, as you are essentially denying Christ's supreme act for you.
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