Holy Trinity RC Church

The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced that it will cancel all Masses in Brooklyn and Queens after this weekend amid continuing concern about the coronavirus epidemic.

The Office of the Vicar General Office’s statement indicates that all public masses will be cancelled “beginning Monday, March 16th, until further notice.” This includes Weekday Masses, as well as Sundays. Funerals and Weddings will be permitted but limited to family members only. Baptisms will be permitted if they cannot be rescheduled and limited to family members only.

Our scheduled 24 Hours for the Lord has been cancelled along with Stations of the Cross.

Parishioners can watch the celebration of the Eucharist on NET-TV, the cable channel of the Brooklyn Diocese.

NET-TV can be seen in the New York City area on Spectrum (Channel 97), Optimum (Channel 30), and FIOS (Channel 48). Viewers can also tune in online at www.netny.tv.

The TV Mass schedule is as follows:

Saturday – 6 pm Vigil Pre-recorded from Immaculate Conception Church in Jamaica (English)
Sunday – 11 am Live from St. James Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn (English)
Sunday – 1:30 pm Pre-recorded from Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights (Spanish)

Earlier this week, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio dispensed Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until further notice, as a proactive response to the coronavirus epidemic.

To read the latest updates regarding coronavirus concerns in the Brooklyn Diocese, go to https://thetablet.org/coronavirus.

Visit the link below to see the official letter.

https://thetablet.org/dioceses-brooklyn-cancels-masses/

The penitential and grace-filled season of Lent begins with the celebration of Ash Wednesday, that this year falls on February 26. In order to assist the faithful of the Diocese of Brooklyn to take full advantage of the Lenten season, our Diocesan Bishop, the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, would like to call our attention to the following:

Abstinence – All the faithful who have reached 14 years of age are required to abstain totally from meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent.

Fasting – All the faithful between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Light sustenance may also be taken on two other occasions during the day.

Reconciliation Monday – This year our diocese will once again celebrate Reconciliation Monday: April6, which is the Monday of Holy Week. As in the past, we hope this will be a wonderful opportunity for the faithful to participate in this great Sacrament of Healing. After having reached the age of discretion, members of the faithful are bound to confess once a year grave sins which have not already been absolved.

Easter Duty – After they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, all the faithful are bound by the obligation of receiving Holy Communion at least once a year. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season, unless for a good reason it is filled at another time of the year. By special indult, in the United States, the time period for fulfilling this precept has been extended to include the period beginning the First Sunday of Lent (Feb. 18) to the celebration of Pentecost (May 20).

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