Factory work is tough enough for eight hours a day and soon I am having to go to a 12 hour shift where I will miss Mass every other Sunday.

People are getting more demented and immoral everyday. I probably heard swearing from prideful people about thirty + times at work yesterday.

I want a different job, I don't know what to do.  I wish us Catholics had easier decisions with more better choices. I have prayed to God for a long time for a different job so I can attend mass more often and now I will have to miss mass every other Sunday.

I would hate for you to get out of factory work my friend since we need more factory workers in this country making goods but yes it is indeed a mark of an immoral society. Under the Civil Rights Act they cannot discriminate against you (technically) because of your religion so I would go to your boss and tell him that. Is there a union you fall under? The problem with that again is that this sick country relocates factories overseas if American workers demand too much. The sin is theirs my friend, not yours, and we know the offenses you are working under cry out to Heaven for vengeance against the greed of these insane rich types. I don't know if you work in a "Right to Work" state either, because if you do a boss can fire you if you try and weasel your way out of work.

 

The Man at my chapel who used to take the collections was unemployed for a long time after he was injured. Recently, he finally got a new job working at a hospital. Sadly, he now has to work on some Sundays so we don't get to see him at Mass every week anymore.

I hate to say this, but the working every other week end is not just with factory workers but also with hospital staff.  My family have been told to work every other week end if not, you are out.  Reviews are telling their workers/staff that there is down sizing and that means less workers and those workers are to take on more more work or else.  It is not going to get better, only worse.  The enemy knows what they are doing.  Our family (3 members) were told just this and if they did not take a flu shot then their action is voluntary resignation.  So, they too can only go to Mass every other week.  My husband keeps his Sunday Holy by following the Mass with his missal and DVD of the Mass and he says a rosary before he goes to sleep in order to work the night shift.  He was able to go to Mass and work that shift when he was younger, but he can no longer.  

As for the flu shot, the docuмent, ordering it, mandatory, stated religious exemption and such. ( because the state has it on the books) BUT they industry has found that pushing a job to the limit, makes your workers do it.  It actually comes down to- God or job.  

Very sad.

You could go to  vigil Mass on  a Saturday.

If you're novus ordo, yes.  

If you take Catholic Tradition seriously, then it raises some concerns.