The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation in response to the coronavirus pandemic HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED for the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Those who have serious and legitimate reasons (e.g., illness, underlying health conditions that renders them susceptible to illness, significant fears of becoming ill, etc.) are dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation.

In these cases, Pastors are to encourage the faithful to keep the Lord’s Day holy by reading the Gospels, praying with their families, or joining themselves to the sacrifice of the Mass by making an Act of Spiritual Communion.

Most Reverend Jose H Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles