Catholic Mass obligation resumes May 22, Bishop Gregory Parkes says
Soon, he said, it will be time for parishioners to attend Sunday services again. âItâs time to come home.â
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Bishop Gregory Parkes announces on Wednesday that the obligation for Catholics to return to mass will resume the weekend of May 22, with exemptions for certain groups. [ Courtesy Diocese of St. Petersburg ]
Updated Mar. 31
During the annual Chrism Mass â an event where holy oils used for baptisms, confirmations and the sick are blessed â Bishop Gregory Parkes announced Wednesday that soon it will be time for area Catholics to return to church in person.
Ash Wednesday 2021: a different look and a time for reflection
The day ushers in a season when believers traditionally deprive themselves. But with so much lost during the pandemic, clerics emphasize renewal.
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Penny Kelly sweeps the altar around a statue of the Virgin Mary on Tuesday while working with others to prepare for Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent at Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostles in St. Petersburg. [ MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times ]
Published Feb. 17
After watching a video of how ashes will be distributed on the first Ash Wednesday of the pandemic, a parishioner told Rev. Ralph DâElia it was upsetting.