In response to questions spurred by the
current flu outbreak, the Diocese has issued this advisory:
With the guidance of the bishop it is the role of the pastor to judge whatever measures are needed to ensure the well-being of his parish community and to take every opportunity to remind the faithful that they should refrain from receiving Communion from the chalice if they are ill. The sick are not obliged to attend Mass and should use prudence and good judgment before coming into contact with others.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops maintains
a page on its website devoted to the liturgy and influenza. It offers information about the flu as well as how to prevent the spread of any disease at liturgy. The page can be found
here. A successful
Catholic Schools Week 2018 is now down in the books, after hundreds of special events engaging thousands of current and prospective students and families. Across the Diocese of Trenton, our Catholic schools hosted special Masses, welcomed visitors for open houses, sponsored unique and exciting exhibits and competitions, and even raised funds for good causes. For
a great wrap-up on Catholic Schools Week 2018, visit
TrentonMonitor.com, and watch for a
colorful, six-page package in the Feb. 8 print edition of The Monitor. Also, be sure to check out this
video of the STREAM museum hosted at St. Veronica School in Howell last week.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., addressed more than 100 members of the catechetical community Feb. 3 at Mass celebrated during a
diocesan Formation Day. In his homily, he said: “As catechists, then, always place yourself, center your catechesis and those you catechize . . . in the middle of God’s Word, living and active and true. The Second Vatican Council challenges us to serve the Word of God by teaching only what has been handed on, listening to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously and explaining it faithfully (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, November 18, 1965, art. 10).