Article — 1917 Code of Canon Law

Article III: Of the Time and Place of Celebrating Mass

Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.

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Can. 820.

The sacrifice of the Mass can be celebrated on all days, except those which are excluded by the priest's own rite.

1983 Code correlation: can. 931

Cited by 8 passages

Can. 821.

§ 1. The beginning of the celebration of Mass is not to occur earlier than one hour before dawn or later than one hour after noon.

§ 2. On the night of the Nativity of the Lord, only the conventual or parochial Mass can be begun at midnight, but not another without apostolic indult.

§ 3. Nevertheless in all religious or pious houses having an oratory with the faculty of habitually reserving the most holy Eucharist, on the night of the Nativity of the Lord, one priest can celebrate three ritual Masses or, with what must be observed having been observed, only one Mass which may avail for all those present also for satisfaction of the precept, and can minister sacred communion to those asking.

1983 Code correlation: can. 931

Cited by 21 passages

Can. 822.

§ 1. Mass is to be celebrated upon a consecrated altar and in a church or oratory consecrated or blessed according to the norm of law, with the prescription of can. 1196 preserved.

§ 2. The privilege of a portable altar is granted only either by law or by indult of the Apostolic See.

§ 3. This privilege is to be understood in such a way that it carries with itself the faculty of celebrating anywhere, yet in an honorable and decent place and upon a sacred stone, but not at sea.

§ 4. The local Ordinary or, if there is question of a house of an exempt religious institute, the major Superior, can grant permission of celebrating outside a church and oratory upon a sacred stone and in a decent place, but never in a bedroom, only for a just and reasonable cause, in some extraordinary case and by way of an act.

1983 Code correlation: can. 932

Cited by 29 passages

Can. 823.

§ 1. It is not lawful to celebrate Mass in a temple of heretics or schismatics, even if formerly duly consecrated or blessed.

§ 2. When an altar of his own rite is lacking, it is lawful for a priest to celebrate in his own rite on a consecrated altar of another Catholic rite, but not upon the antimensia of the Greeks.

§ 3. On papal altars no one is to celebrate without apostolic indult.

1983 Code correlation: can. 933

Cited by 16 passages