I am overjoyed to announce that the Bishop of San Diego has given permission for us to resume Mass on Monday, June 8th. Click here to read his letter to priests announcing the good news. The parish has already developed protocols to responsibly gather people for the highest form of worshiping the Triune God, which can be read here. Fr. Anthony will discuss all of this with the parishioners of OLMC via a virtual town hall, accessible through the parish’s new Mighty Network social media platform.

All relevant details will be communicated to our people in a timely fashion before June 8th. Please be patient. We will be scheduling special Masses for the Sacraments of Initiation and for First Communion and Confirmation. The coordinators of each ministry will communicate these dates and times next week.

Please understand that no one is obliged to attend Mass for the foreseeable future. Many people who are vulnerable to serious complications or death from the virus, or people who live with them, will understandably decide not to attend. However, we aim to make the Mass available for those who choose, and to do so in a manner that does not unduly endanger the general population. I am confident we can do this, and I have always believed that the public worship of God in the Sacraments is a supremely essential activity, even though it has taken many people in positions of authority a while to fully appreciate this.

Stay tuned for more information and give God thanks for this great gift. When we return to Mass, let us do so with the utmost gratitude and appreciation. The God who became man wills to come to us through visible signs and tangible sacraments, to give us the grace that saves and sanctifies. Blessed be God forever!