Report of First Weekend of Public Masses

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True, summer and winter climates do vary by region. I’m in NYC and there is no way we could handle open doors and windows during the harshest part of the year. Mass at my parish is an hour long. This can vary by parish, I’m sure. Needles to say it’s not an in and out thing regardless if it’s 30m, 45m, or an hour liturgy.
 
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That’s something not many or really none I’ve heard are addressing. I was wondering why this hasn’t been talked about what we carry in on our shoes. I know of people who will NOT go any where in there house with the shoes they’ve worn outside. They take them off at the door.
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Because any coronavirus on the souls of footwear will remain on the floor. So the only concern would be about babies and toddlers who might end up crawling on the floor. As long as families with babies and toddlers keep their children from crawling on the floor, it shouldn’t be a problem.
 
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We just lost a priest. It seems this was not related to re-opening Churches, but his community made a big blunder in not isolating him when he first came down with symptoms.
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Very sad to hear this news. However, those living in close quarters with Father would have been exposed prior to his symptoms appearing. But yes it does seem strange that he wasn’t kept in hospital when he first presented there.
 
NY State is now allowing church services with up to 10 people. There’s a video circulating, which I won’t post, by a supposedly “courageous” priest, denouncing the bishops for not defying the State. This is being promoted on social media by those friends of mine who I know are influenced by LSN, CM, Taylor Marshall, etc.

First, it takes no courage to criticize bishops. That’s the mainstream response. It takes courage to support the bishops.

Second, people overestimate how much political power bishops have. The politicians can see how many Catholics on the Left, and now on the Right, are attacking the bishops.
All this reduces the ability of the Church to affect public policy.

In NY State there are huge numbers of laity who neglect the prolife issue, then denounce the bishops for not excommunicating the proabortion pols that the laity allowed to get in.
 
Oh, I don’t know about the children Mass but in the one I go to, kids are either on their strollers or parents arms. A toddler once in a while wanders off, an adult always close behind. I have not seen a child crawl on the ground yet. I guess if that is the case in a parish then parents would need to be extra watchful so their kids do not go near the bleach.
 
Update - 2nd weekend was very similar to the first.

We are so appreciative of the understanding and graciousness of worshippers.

Attendance was up 7% over last week, but still very manageable crowds.

I wonder if attendance might dip this weekend due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.

We continue to pray for all of you who can’t yet get to Mass,
Deacon Christopher
 
FYI, This week will be our third or fourth. So far we have not had any reported cases of transmission of disease. I know this does not mean a lot, as we may not have had a carrier show up. That is one reason I am waiting to see what happens in the Houston church.
 
There are reports that the bishops of one state are planning to defy the governor’s extremely restrictive “one size fits all” guidelines on reopening church services. They will utilize what appear to be more reasonable guidelines. I support them.

In another State bishops likely don’t agree with their own governor’s One Size Fits All guidelines (a chapel that holds 10 people is treated the same as a church seating 800). To my knowledge the bishops have not openly called for defying the governor, but quietly encouraging revision of the guidelines. I support them, too.

The Church is powerful when the clergy and laity are united with the bishops. The political situation in one state is different from another state, along with the different spread of the virus. There are always other issues behind the scenes that the bishops may know about, that are not common knowledge. You not only need to pick your battles, you have to time them.

This does not stop armchair quarterbacks on social media from trashing the bishops.
 
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I don’t pretend to have all the answers here, but what’s wrong with being extra cautious in what could be a dangerous situation? It only takes one asymptomatic person to infect dozens of people, which quickly becomes hundreds or more - we’ve seen it happen on more than one occasion.

Also, aren’t we as Catholics and Christians supposed to follow and respect the orders of lawful authority?
 
Yep. He’s right, you’re right. You are both right. Wish I could contribute some intelligent solution.
 
That’s something not many or really none I’ve heard are addressing. I was wondering why this hasn’t been talked about what we carry in on our shoes. I know of people who will NOT go any where in there house with the shoes they’ve worn outside. They take them off at the door.
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We would be among those. We do not wear shoes in the house (and we are neither Japanese nor Canadian). The bottom of one’s shoes is a horribly nasty place, if you will stop and think about it. We remove the shoes in the tiled foyer near the front door.
 
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