However, it could be worse. At least here in Toronto, if your priest cares to follow the suggestion of Cardinal Collins, your parish can offer a Holy Communion service for up to ten; in Hamilton and other places, bishops such as Douglas Crosby has completely shuttered the churches.
We must remember the psalmist, "Put not your trust in princes." Therefore, what can one say other than this?
Spem in alium nunquam habui
Praeter in te, Deus Israel,
Qui irasceris, et propitius eris,
Et omnia peccata hominum
In tribulatione dimittis.
Domine Deus, creator caeli et terrae,
Respice humilitatem nostram.
I have never placed my hope
In any other than you, God of Israel,
Who can show both anger and graciousness
And absolve all the sins
of suffering man.
Lord God, creator of Heaven and Earth
Be mindful of our humiliation.
2 comments:
There are parishes in Ontario that are offering Mass for up to 10 people. They instituted a system in which a 2-week window of Masses is made available and you can register for one mass. You won't likely get a Sunday Mass but you will get to participate in the holy sacrifice of one Mass in that window.
I will give His Eminence the benefit of the doubt when the 10 person edict was dropped on him with no notice. But he should have known it was not going to be for just one month and should have pushed the churches in his diocese to create a system for parishioners to attend the holy sacrifice of the Mass. This is not rocket science.
But he didn't. So here we are, under this ridiculous edict until at least Feb. 20th, and his only response is subsidize live-streamed masses. He really does deserve to be mocked.
The only nod to the 'cv19' at my parish is every other pew. And some Masses, especially our weekly TLM are packed in. Other than that there are no restrictions, no limits, and also no one has been ill.
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