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Sorting Through the Latest on the Coronavirus
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.png) As news, updates, and reactions on COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, continues to dominate media everywhere, there are several updates on the Catholic front to note.
All California dioceses have implemented steps to prevent spread of the virus although measures differ by diocese. Some steps include eliminating the obligation to attend Mass for people over 60, calling for reception of the Eucharist in the hands only, removing Holy Water, not holding hands during the Our Father and eliminating the Sign of Peace.
The rapidly changing nature of the latest news on the virus has created a lot of fear and has made it challenging to find reliable information, but it is also dangerous to ignore the situation.
For the latest news on precautions and local changes, you should always check with your diocese:
Archdiocese Los Angeles
Archdiocese San Francisco
Diocese Fresno
Diocese Monterey
Diocese Oakland
Diocese Orange
Diocese Sacramento
Diocese San Bernardino
Diocese San Diego
Diocese San Jose
Diocese Santa Rosa
Diocese Stockton
Your local County Health Department or School District will also have the most current information for your community. Finally, some helpful statewide resources include:
In the end, caution, not panic, is the best course.
Finally, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has this list of prayers for the sick as well as the following sample intercessory prayers:
For those struggling with terrible diseases:
that each day might be a new revelation
of God's love for them;
We pray to the Lord:
For those tempted to despair by constant pain:
that they might join their suffering
to the Cross of Christ;
We pray to the Lord:
For every little child who is ill or in pain:
that the beauty of their lives
might bring patience and hope;
We pray to the Lord: |
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California Legislative Hearings Commence
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 Now that the deadline to introduce new bills in the California State Legislature has passed, there is an increase in activity at the Capitol and Committee Hearings in both houses have now commenced. The uptick in action will likely continue until May or June when budget negotiations take centerstage.
The CCC is currently tracking thousands of already drafted bills and many others still being drafted by the Legislative Counsel Office. The CCC focuses on measures relating to reverence for life, human dignity, education, restorative justice, marriage and family life, faith in the public square, and immigration.
The number of bills will be drastically reduced after the first round of hearings and many others will never even be heard in committee. Additionally, all bills must be in writing for 30 days before they are heard in any committee. Nonetheless, all bills will continue to be monitored, as they can be amended throughout the process.
To view the bills the CCC is currently tracking or for legislative updates, visit the CCC Legislation Page.
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Catholic Relief Services National Collection
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This year's Catholic Relief Services collection will be held in many dioceses the weekend of March 21-22.
Each year, this collection supports some of the most marginalized communities in the world. Through development projects, pastoral outreach, legal support services, advocacy, and educational opportunities, the programs supported through The Catholic Relief Services Collection serve people who live in poverty and victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters.
Click here for more information on the collection, how to donate, and how funds are used. |
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March 13, 2020
Vol. 13 No. 9
California Catholic Conference
En Español
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We are called to rediscover what truly matters, what we really need, what helps us to live well and, at the same time, to identify what is secondary and that which we can easily do without. #GeneralAudience #Beatitudes
- @Pontifex
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Pope Francis's Prayer to Mary during the Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
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