Catholic Church in Malta Suspends Public Mass Through Easter Octave

The National Catholic Register ^ | 3/12/21 | Hannah Brockhaus

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Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta invited people to pray for the safety of the Mediterranean island country as the number of coronavirus cases rises.

VALLETTA, Malta — The Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo have suspended the celebration of public Masses through April 11, the Octave of Easter, as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The directives went into effect March 11. The Church is restricting religious functions “to protect the health of the people,” a press release said.

Under the month-long suspension of public Masses, churches may remain open for private prayer. Funerals and wedding Masses may take place with limited attendance depending on the size of the church, but not exceeding 100.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta invited people to pray for the safety of the Mediterranean island country as the number of coronavirus cases rises.

“As we suspend Masses in our Churches in Malta & Gozo, except for Funeral Masses & the Rite of Wedding, we bishops invite the faithful to pray for the safety of our nation, for the Health Authorities and our brave front-liners,” Archbishop Scicluna wrote on Twitter March 10. “Liturgies will be transmitted daily on the Media.”

According to the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, there have been 341 deaths and over 25,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the islands of Malta and Gozo.

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The Knights of Malta are now the Knights that say “No”.

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Can’t wait for the Spineless Coward US Bishops to do the same - but then keep reminding people to send in their Easter offerings.

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This last year has seen at least 3/4ths of Church-goers no longer attend Mass and also the stoppage of Communion on the tongue in a lot of Churches.

If the NWO church wanted to rebuild from rubble I cannot see a better way of doing it.

The only good thing that came out of 2020 was the stoppage of the "peace-be-to-you" shaking of the hands (Thank the Lord!).