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"Why can't Mass be performed before a certain time on the weekend, for instance not before 5pm on Saturday?"

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Mass can be celebrated before 5 p.m. on Saturday (e.g. Saturday morning Mass). Therefore, I assume you are wondering why Mass must be celebrated after a certain time on Saturday to meet your Sunday obligation. Assuming I understand you correctly, please keep in mind the Third Commandment: "Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day." This day, in the New Covenant, is Sunday. You couldn't meet your Sunday obligation on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. because these days are not "the Lord's Day." The Church has, however, made a provision to allow Saturday Masses after a certain time to meet that obligation. As Pope John Paul II explained (concerning the Novus Ordo liturgy)...

"Because the faithful are obliged to attend Mass unless there is a grave impediment, Pastors have the corresponding duty to offer to everyone the real possibility of fulfilling the precept. The provisions of Church law move in this direction, as for example in the faculty granted to priests, with the prior authorization of the diocesan Bishop, to celebrate more than one Mass on Sundays and holy days, the institution of evening Masses and the provision which allows the obligation to be fulfilled from Saturday evening onwards, starting at the time of First Vespers of Sunday. From a liturgical point of view, in fact, holy days begin with First Vespers. Consequently, the liturgy of what is sometimes called the 'Vigil Mass' is in effect the 'festive' Mass of Sunday, at which the celebrant is required to preach the homily and recite the Prayer of the Faithful."

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