Reply To: Aura of Shabbos

I believe that in this sefer, Rabbi Cohen shlti”a writes that if a person comes to shul late on Shabbos morning and the minyan is about to daven Mussaf, he should first recite the morning prayers and only then daven Mussaf, even though he is causing himself to miss tefilla b’tzibbur. Interesting ruling, based probably on the Kitzur S”A that one cannot daven Mussaf first and then recite the morning prayers. If I remember correctly, the Ben Ish Chai holds the same way. But I hold that one should daven Mussaf first, since one will fulfill the mitzvah of tefilla b’tzibbur (even though usually the more frequent mitzvah should be done first).