One could always contact their local parish and see if any of the members would give them a ride.
unless it is going to cause someone so much pain to get out and come back. Let’s not judge here. Which some are doing. Its sad. be concerned with your own souls.
“give a ride”: I’ve done that before for members of our congregation and others do likewise.
In the 21st Century, one would think that each parish would have a computerized list of all people not able to get to church because of transport problems. In 1980`s we took up a collection, bought a small bus and was able to pick up every parishioner we knew who had no other transport to Mass.
My mother, 93, got regular envelopes and letters asking for collections, bishop`s appeal, school funds, etc., donations to the church, but never once did anyone inquire how she was, if she needed a ride or the sacraments, not even the pastor who appears not to even know how many seniors there are in his parish nor their situations. It`s a sad case of sloth and hypocrisy for many parishes whose lack of priestly leadership is disgraceful because the shepherd doesn`t even know his sheep...
True, but a lot depends on how ambulatory the older person is. We have a bus that brings elderly folks from a local facility for the elderly for the 11am Mass every week, and some of those folks are in wheelchairs.
In this case, the concerned woman did attend Mass at least once a month at the facility, and received Communion every week, at a Communion service, which is perfectly legitimate!