Following the recent plenary meeting of the Bishops of England and Wales in Cardiff, all Catholics are invited to return to Mass at Pentecost. The invitation states that:
‘The reasons which have prevented Catholics from attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation no longer apply‘ […] ‘”Virtual viewing” of Mass online does not fulfil the Sunday Obligation […] It has always been the understanding of the Church that when the freedom of any Catholic to attend Mass in person is impeded […] because of situations such as ill health, care for the sick or legitimate fear, this is not a breach of the Sunday Obligation.’
To read the entire document, click here.
The Bishops’ text will also be available in full in the June edition of Oremus, the Cathedral magazine.