Our Latin Mass parish of about 1,500 has 100% attendance at Sunday Mass.
A recent Associated Press poll indicated that church attendance has not returned to 2019 levels.
“Among Catholics, 26% attend in person at least weekly now, compared with 30% in 2019. In the 2020 poll, conducted as many bishops temporarily waived the obligation for weekly Mass attendance [COVID dispensation], just 5% were worshipping in person at least weekly,” the poll reported. National Catholic Register, January 3, 2022
Sunday Mass is obligatory unless one is sick or incapacitated, in which case communion can be brought to the home. However, we have so many parishioners who come great distances, as much as 140 miles in one direction, that in-home communion is difficult. Therefore, one must make every effort. If necessary, one can go to another parish.
As to the Latin, almost everyone has a Latin-English Missal. If not, more than enough missals are provided. Complete facility with Latin is just another misconception.
A recent Associated Press poll indicated that church attendance has not returned to 2019 levels.
“Among Catholics, 26% attend in person at least weekly now, compared with 30% in 2019. In the 2020 poll, conducted as many bishops temporarily waived the obligation for weekly Mass attendance [COVID dispensation], just 5% were worshipping in person at least weekly,” the poll reported. National Catholic Register, January 3, 2022
Sunday Mass is obligatory unless one is sick or incapacitated, in which case communion can be brought to the home. However, we have so many parishioners who come great distances, as much as 140 miles in one direction, that in-home communion is difficult. Therefore, one must make every effort. If necessary, one can go to another parish.
As to the Latin, almost everyone has a Latin-English Missal. If not, more than enough missals are provided. Complete facility with Latin is just another misconception.
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