Is missing Sunday Mass a sin?
Yes. Deliberately missing Sunday Mass without a serious reason is a grave sin. The Church obliges Catholics to participate in the Eucharist every Sunday and holy day of obligation, and willful violation of this precept constitutes a mortal sin when the conditions for mortal sin are met.
The Scriptural Foundation
The early Church gathered on the first day of the week to break bread (Acts 20:7), a pattern that became the normative Sunday Eucharist from apostolic times forward.
Sources & Further Reading
Scripture: Exodus 20:8 · Hebrews 10:25 · Acts 20:7
Catechism of the Catholic Church: CCC 1857 · CCC 2042 · CCC 2180 · CCC 2181
Go Deeper
Bible lessons that explore this topic further: