I didn't think I'd be this upset

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Amen @PennyinCanada! This is the train of thought I’ve came upon during contemplation. And as in the desert, we now thirst for that which is not available. May we all come to appreciate the Mass, Sacraments and our priests more. Imagine our local parishes trying to survive through this drought. Please everyone don’t let this become a permanent situation and continue your financial support. I pray for my pastor’s physical health and mental wellness during this stressful time for us and our clergy too.
 
Willy1 said:
They cancelled Mass here in MO too.
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Please keep something in mind: although we’re commonly referring to this as “Mass has been cancelled in my diocese”, that’s not at all what’s happening!

Rather, it’s the case only that “public celebration of the Mass has been cancelled”! Our priests continue to celebrate the Mass, albeit privately! And, these Masses, like the public ones to which we’ve become accustomed, are celebrated for the benefit of all the faithful!

Your priests continue to celebrate Mass! The only difference is that you’re not there to witness it! (Then again, most haven’t been there to witness it for 90% of the Masses your priests regularly offer… right?)
 
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MarthaSo said:
I read somewhere someone wrote (maybe on here) the devil must be happy now that nations cannot receive His body and we cannot “Do this in remembrance of Me”. I know it must be temporary but is this scale of cancellations unprecedented?

I miss Mass so much but when I found out many churches were closed even for prayer and no confession no sacraments! I started to worry in my soul.
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Yes and no.
  1. The masses have NOT stopped. Only lay people attending as stopped. The priests in almost every single parish are still celebrating each mass every day. It’s just that the priests are by themselves.
  2. This is NOT unprecedented. Throughout history, the Church has closed Masses to the public during major outbreaks. The last major one was the Spanish Flu in 1918. Public Masses were canceled then too.
But again… the Mass is still being celebrated. You simply cannot attend, but Jesus is still physically visiting Churches all over the world.

God Bless.
 
ShemGoodfield said:
Indeed. Think about that for just a moment. It has nothing to do with any so-called virus. It has to do with control, and keeping people from protesting in large numbers over various things.
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Right. It’d be a horrible thing if people could gather to protest that they’re being infected by a virus that can’t currently be medically contained. :roll_eyes:
 
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Here is another option to participate in daily mass being offered by Bishop Robert Barron in his chapel. Go to wof@wordonfire.org/dailymass to view. Bishop Barron just began this daily mass on line yesterday. Bless him for this and his great ministry of Word on Fire.
 
Yeah, priests were directed to celebrate daily Mass with or without congregation.
 
The media has not helped in the past, yes, but are experts also controlling us? They’re the ones advising us to stay home. I doubt thousands of people are all in conspiracy.

So, again, NO conspiracy theories.
 
Emeraldlady said:
I’ve been thinking that perhaps people that don’t fear corona virus and don’t think Mass should be cancelled have received a blessing to be put to good use. ie offering their services in areas where hospitals and testing centers are overwhelmed.
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That question was asked where I live (European country in lockdown). People feel useless and want to contribute. But the hospitals and sanitary authorities all said : “please, the best way you can help us is by staying home”.
 
Emeraldlady said:
See if you can find out if there are nearby Church’s offering Eucharistic Adoration or even if the Church is open to contemplate the weekly gospel before the tabernacle. This is what my plan is unless and until they close off Churches completely.
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When the Archbishop of the neighbouring archdiocese cancelled Mass, he also cancelled formal Adoration. But he urged pastors to have the churches open at the usual time so that anyone who wants to can drop by for private devotions.

In a way, that idea frightens me. The people in my parish, where my province’s 3 positive cases have been identified, who would avail of this are precisely the people who are most at risk from this virus. The average age at the pre-Mass Adoration is low to mid 70s and most already have health issues.
 
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Please, stop with the conspiracy theory and derailing the thread before someone reports you.

I can’t do it because I’m new and don’t have those privileges, but other can and will.
 
This is very real. Maybe it seems far away to you in the States (assuming that’s were you live), but here in Europe, in a country which shares a common border with Italy, I can assure you health services are already strained.
 
Ironically, you’re also adding to the hysteria.

Please, stop trolling. Now the time.
 
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Emeraldlady said:
I’ve been thinking that perhaps people that don’t fear corona virus and don’t think Mass should be cancelled have received a blessing to be put to good use. ie offering their services in areas where hospitals and testing centers are overwhelmed.
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Nice idea, but it’s not really possible to be a “missionary” to the hospital or health care facility. Hospitals, nursing homes and so forth are currently restricting who gets let in. I have a family friend in a nursing home and was informed yesterday that the only people being allowed in there are nurses and nursing assistants and doctors. The spiritual care director from her hospice, who visits her regularly to pray and make sure she’s getting her spiritual needs met, was not allowed in. Nor are any of her regular visitors. In some cases people’s own immediate family aren’t even being let in.

What one could do is check on elderly or those with medical conditions in the community, to see if someone needs a grocery store run and leave the groceries outside their door, that sort of thing. Or mow lawns, walk dogs etc.
 
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However nice the thought, it’s a bad idea. Why would we offer our services in a hospital when we have no medical experience? And why go to testing centers? Unless they’re looking for volunteers to assist with administrative duties, we have no business being there. Labs are trained to administer diagnostic tests. We’re not.

We have enough medical professionals to do all this. We’d just be a burden.
 
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I tend to agree. Unfortunately disasters always bring out a lot of people wanting to “help” and often they are burdensome. Leave the helping to the trained helpers, and either donate money or like I said, just help your neighbors with their daily needs rather than rushing to the medical and care centers.
 
Also large group homes to mentally retarded people. People are still going in and out unfortunately and not taking nearly enough precautions.
 
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Exactly. I read this quote last night: “Show trust in God while taking necessary precautions.”

God calls us to help, not to be fools. Times have changed. Now we have technology.

We can do a lot from home – pray, fast, penance. Maybe we could even offer to grocery shop for our elderly neighbors. That goes a long way.

The best help we can give is to stay home. That’s it. Stay home, pray, and don’t worry.
 
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