St. Titus Parish

 The Archdiocesan guidelines and other helpful information may be reviewed online at https://www.archphila.org/arise. As we gather to celebrate in-person the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, let us focus on worshipping  with faith, hope, charity and prudence. 

GENERAL POINTS 
· Hand sanitizers are available at the Church entrances.
·  The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation is in place, however, as always, please remain at home if you are feeling sick.
· By longstanding Church law, the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days does not apply to those who are sick; have a serious health risk; live in a household with those at risk; serve as primary caregiver to those at risk; have serious anxiety or concerns about being in a large group setting due to COVID-19;
or are unable to attend Mass in-person.
· The faithful are directed to the 11:00am Mass celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul streamed live weekly on the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s website as well as the Facebook pages for the Archdiocese and Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez. Links to the live stream sites are:  www.archphila.org  OR https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/
OR
You can view the 4:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass and the 7:30am, 9am and 11am Sunday Masses by livestream from St. Helena Church.  
Go to the St. Helena Parish website at https://www.sainthelena-centersquare.net and select the livestream button on the right hand side of the homepage.    
 

     · The celebration of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick and Matrimony are to be carried out                    without exceptions or restrictions.
· Confessions can be heard in the confessional, anonymously or face to face, without any restrictions.

Many of us are concerned about our children and grandchildren not practicing the Catholic Faith; who have left the Faith completely; have become atheists or agnostics; or just don’t care about religion at all. To see our grandchildren not being Baptized or not making their First Holy Communion cuts deeply to the heart. We would like to invite you to come together and pray for our children and grandchildren and others separated from the Christian faith, in particular, our Catholic faith. Deacon Claude will again be leading a Novena of Holy Hours, on Tuesday evenings for nine consecutive weeks, beginning on September 20. New participants, and those desiring to participate a second time, are most welcome. We will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, prayers, Scripture, ideas and sharing, and Benediction. Time would be about 7pm to 8:15pm in the St. Helena Chapel. Our ideas and sharing will be based on the book, Return, How to Draw Your Child Back to Church, by Brandon Vogt. Accordingly, Deacon Claude requests an attendance estimate for purchase of the books. A free will offering toward the books would be welcomed. If you are interested, please email Deacon Claude at sttitus@sttitus.org or contact the St. Titus Parish Office at 610-279-4990.