Given the new protocols in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that take effect May 29, the following updated guidelines have been issued to the parishes of the Archdiocese of Boston.
The dispensation from the obligation for attending Sunday Mass has not yet been lifted and even when it is, if a parishioner is feeling ill, they should remain at home.
Updated Guidelines
● As of May 29, masks are no longer required in the State of Massachusetts for people who are fully vaccinated. Those who are fully vaccinated are still free to continue to wear a mask as long as they would like.
● People who are not vaccinated are advised by the State to continue to wear a mask.
● Sections of the Church for those who would still like to maintain
physical distance are available on the wing of the Church on the Organ side.
● Ministers of Communion will continue to wear their face masks while distributing Holy Communion.
● Communion will continue to be distributed in the same manner, using the side aisles.
● Congregational singing is now permitted and encouraged. Hymnals will be available in the pews.
● All doors of the Church will now be unlocked for both entering and exiting.