By The SUN
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| As in recent past, only half of the seats in churches will be filled |
Sunday public masses in all Catholic churches will resume this
coming Sunday, Oct. 4, after the government implemented further relaxation of
social distancing measures. However, weekday masses started from yesterday, Oct
2.
However, only 50% of the normal capacity of the church will be
filled. Other restrictions aimed at promoting public health and safety will
also be put in place.
The Church’s move is likely to be replicated by other religious
groups in the city, which has been gradually easing restrictions after the
daily number of infections fell to a low two digits.
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According to an advisory issued in the name of the Chancellor, Rev.
Lawrence Lee on Sept 30, the following measures will be enforced:
1) Churches
should be well ventilated and seats cleansed and disinfected regularly, with a
disinfected carpet at the church entrance.
2) The
congregation should be limited to 50% of the normal capacity of the church.
3) When
entering the church compound, the faithful should put on a face mask, take body
temperature and cleanse their hands with sanitizer. The use of
holy water at the church entrance should be suspended.
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4) Ushers
should see to it that those inside the church keep adequate social-distancing.
5) The
use of liturgical booklets and hymnals should be suspended (projectors may be
used instead).
6) Sunday collections should be taken up after mass, with one or several donation boxes provided.
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7) The
sign of peace should be expressed by bowing heads, instead of shaking hands.
8) For
the time being, Holy Communion should be received only “in the hand”. One’s
hands should be sanitized before and after receiving Communion.
9) Once
the mass is concluded, the faithful should leave the church compound and avoid
socializing.
10) After
mass, the seats in the church should be cleansed and disinfected.
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| Those attending mass should disinfect their hands before taking the holy communion |
Parish priests are enjoined to observe a separate set of guidelines.
The advisory said attending Sunday mass is
an obligation of the faithful. But while the pandemic is not yet completely
contained, Cardinal John Tong, as a discretionary measure, permits the
following alternatives to attending the Sunday Mass —
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a. Those who have worries that they might get infected
by the pandemic if they come to church to attend the Sunday mass, may attend it
online (and receive spiritual Communion) or perform some acts of devotion, such
as reading the Bible, etc.
b. Since seating in churches is being restricted at
present, one can attend mass on a weekday, instead of Sunday.
The above discretionary measure will be terminated
once the pandemic is fully contained and the local situation is back to
normal.
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