- The Dispensation from Obligation to attend Mass will be lifted on Saturday, July 31.
- Catholics are obliged to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation beginning on Saturday, July 31.
- As of July 31, the use of masks is encouraged.
- For the fully vaccinated, masks will be optional. Those not fully vaccinated must continue to use a mask.
- Clergy and liturgical ministers will continue to use masks, especially when distributing Holy Communion.
- The following may still be dispensed from their obligation:
- Those that are ill, especially with contagious or communicable conditions such as COVID-19.
- The elderly, especially when age creates a greater risk of infection of the coronavirus.
- Caregivers of someone who falls in these parameters.
