Vol. 3, No. 12 Wednesday, April 1, 2020

                                                                                                                   
Please note: T he Diocese of Tucson and St. Augustine Cathedral Parish offices are closed until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
While our offices are closed, Pastoral Center employees are checking email messages and voice mail hourly. When you call a Pastoral Center employee,  please leave a message with your phone number so your call can be returned. For the general delivery message box, dial 0.

	Palm Sunday is April 5. There will be no palm distribution at parishes within the Diocese. Instead, please consider participating in Mass online with Bishop Weisenburger at diocesetucson.org, then reciting the prayer within this Update before a crucifix with your family.

 
  Remember your parishes
Online donations can be made to any DOT parish at www.cathfnd.org/HOPE
 
I reported the topic of parish financial need in my last Update. I cannot emphasize enough how critical it is for the welfare of our parishes that our diocese and faithful Catholics continue to support their faith homes right now.  Many of our parishes have little financial backup to weekly giving.  At the diocesan level, we are working on ways to provide support to parishes, but there are financial limitations within the Diocese as well. 
 
I remind all, that although our churches are closed, many continue to provide services such as Mass on Facebook, and of course, essential ministries.  Right now, please consider online donations to prevent these parishes from having to lay off their employees, who like many of you, are trying to continue to work from home.
 
 
Passion Sunday
We will continue to use our website and other online tools to celebrate Palm Sunday.  There will not be palm distribution at any of our parishes, but I have included here for you a prayer that you and your family members can recite together around a crucifix.
 
“Lord God,
I (we) give you thanks, for you are good, and your mercy is endless.
Here I (we) stand, at the start of this Holy Week,
this week in which your church remembers
Jesus’ passion and death,
and I am distracted by many things.
 
 
 
Turn my eyes now to the One who comes in your name,
the One who opens the gates of righteousness,
the One who answers when we call.
 
I (we) bless you, Lord, for shining your light upon me(us),
and for sending your Son to me (us), in human frailty, to walk the road we walk.
 
Open my (our) eyes that I (we) may see Him coming,
and that we may praise Him with a pure heart,
and that I (we) may walk in the way of His suffering,
and share also in His resurrection.
 
I  (we) pray through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.   Amen.”                          (Prayer from ibelieve.com)
 
Mass resources
I continue posting videos of Mass on our website homepage at www.diocesetucson.org
If you would like to follow daily Masses, you can do so at many online or cable TV sites (see list below).
 - Catholic TV Mass in English and Spanish: https://www.watchthemass.com/ .
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception: https://www.nationalshrine.org/mass/
 -A listing of Masses with direct links to sites: https://www.catholicfaithnetwork.org/
- Catholic Faith Network Masses.
Heart of the Nation
Santa Fe Communications
-Online Mass:  https://www.heartofthenation.org/online-mass/sunday-mass#/
 
TV stations
Channel 58.1 : Sundays at 7:30 a.m.
Comcast: Channel 8, 7:30 a.m.
 
Parishes and pastors are providing online services for parishioners and viewers as well.
Those include the following:
 
- St. Elizabeth’s Tucson: seastucson.org/; or via the YouTube channel SEAS Fr. Lucero.
Meanwhile, there are parishes that are offering Masses online via the Facebook Live app. You can view Sunday Mass at the following parish pages:
 
-Corpus Christi Parish
Weekend Masses are posted on YouTube:   https://youtu.be/KxO4rhWGHQs
 
- Our Mother of Sorrows, Tucson: facebook.com/omosparishtucson/videos/
 
- Holy Angels, Globe (stations of the cross, adoration): facebook.com/globearizona.org/videos/
 
- St. Mark’s, Oro Valley: stmarkov.com/mass-streaming
 
- Father Jose Padilla, San Felipe de Jesus (Spanish): facebook.com/manolo.padilla1 
 
- Our Lady Queen of All Saints, Tucson (Spanish): facebook.com/olqoas
 
- St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center, Tucson: facebook.com/uacatholic; Mass and evening prayer, on the YouTube Channel at  youtube.com/user/uacatholic 
 
- St. Margaret Mary, Tucson: facebook.com/StMargaret-Mary-Alacoque-108044060828493/