Gus gives some updates on how the Coronavirus has affected diocese across the United States. Many continue to suspend communion on the tongue, handshaking, the chalice and holy water, others have already begun lifting the Sunday obligation and/or encouraging people over 60 to not attend mass. Gus invites listeners to call in and share what their diocese is doing in this national effort to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus.
And, in this challenging time, the best thing anyone can do is pray. It doesn't cost a dime and it only takes seconds or minutes. Gus opens the lines up for Friday Prayer Time.
All masses and church events have been indefinitely suspended in the Diocese of Springfield (MA) in an effort to keep everyone healthy. Sad to see it come to this, but it is for the greater good. Hopefully people will use this time for personal reflection and drawing closer to God, which is so desperately needed these days.