The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days is being reinstated beginning on Saturday, June 26, 2021 and Sunday, June 27, 2021. All healthy individuals are expected to attend Sunday Eucharist.

Circumstances Under Which Certain Persons Might Continue to be Excused from the Obligation to Attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days:The dispensation from attending Mass was lifted beginning this weekend, June 26and June 27, 2021. “This means that people of the Archdiocese will again be under the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days. It should be noted, however, that those persons remain dispensed from the obligation who are unable, for serious reasons, to attend Mass.Serious reasons include, but are not limited to, such things as illness, caring for others, the need to quarantine, or concern for one’s health and safety due to chronic conditions. Inclement weather, including extreme heat, can pose health risks for some, while icy conditions could be dangerous for drivers or for the elderly who are in danger of falling. The serious unavoidable requirements of one’s work can also excuse from the obligation. Examples like this could go on. But as a venerable principle of Roman Law states: ‘No one can be obliged to do the impossible.’ Those who have questions should consult their pastors and parish priests, who also have the power to dispense and commute the obligation in individual cases (Code of Canon Law, can. 1245; Archdiocese of Washington, Priest Faculties, 14.)”