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The State announced that FEMA has established a fund to reimburse financially struggling families with funeral costs for relatives that have passed away due to COVID-19.

Information regarding the fund and eligibility requirements can be found at the following website: https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance

At this time, FEMA is accepting only applications for financial assistance submitted via telephone. To apply, individuals should call the following telephone number: 1844-684-6333

In addition to the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses as found in the Old Testament (Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21) that oblige Jews and Christians to this very day, the Catholic Church has established its own set of particular commandments or “precepts” that bind the baptized Catholic faithful.  The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains:

The Precepts of the Church are set in the context of a moral life bound to and nourished by liturgical life.  The obligatory character of these positive laws decreed by the pastoral authorities is meant to guarantee to the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayers and moral effort, in the growth in love of God and neighbor (The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2041).

The Precepts of the Church are as follows:

1. Attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation
2. Confession of serious sin at least once a year
3. Reception of Holy Communion at least once a year during the Easter season (ordinarily Easter Sunday through Pentecost Sunday)
4. Observance of the days of fast and abstinence
5. Providing for the needs of the Church

That the Catholic Church would have a list of obligatory precepts should come as no surprise to anyone, especially Catholics, although many Catholics today are unaware of their existence. They are, however, rarely taught in Catholic religious education classes these and even less frequently mentioned in formal preaching.

CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING BISHOP O'CONNELL'S MESSAGE ABOUT THE EASTER DUTY OF CATHOLICS.
 

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