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BRAINTREE -- A pandemic may seem like the most fitting time to have one's throat blessed, or to repent with ashes on one's head. With this in mind, the archdiocese has issued guidelines and protocols for the blessing of throats on St. Blaise's feast day and the distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday during the coronavirus pandemic. The document was released on Jan. 14 following a meeting of the Presbyteral Council on the same day. The protocols are based on materials received from the Holy See and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Regarding the feast of St. Blaise on F...

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican’s liturgy congregation issued a note Saturday encouraging Catholic parishes around the world to celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God with new vigor. In the note published Dec. 19, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments suggested ways that Catholics should prepare for the day devoted to the Bible. Pope Francis instituted the Sunday of the Word of God with the apostolic letter “ Aperuit illis” on Sept. 30, 2019, the 1,600th anniversary of St. Jerome’s death. “The purpose of this Note is to help reawaken, in the light of th...

VATICAN CITY: A decree published on the website of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is intended to allow for more Masses to be said on Christmas Day, in order to encourage the participation of the faithful at the Sacred Liturgy. The decree, dated 16 December 2020, was signed by the Prefect of the Congregation, Cardinal Robert Sarah, and the Secretary, Archbishop Arthur Roche. “In view of the situation brought about by the worldwide spread of the pandemic,” the decree reads, “by virtue of the faculties conceded to this Congregation by the Holy Fath...