Guided by the advice from the Western Australian and Federal Governments, Bishop Donald Sproxton has issued the following directives to monitor any threat posed by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the Archdiocese of Perth.
- Holy Water is to be removed from stoups in all churches and chapels
- Offertory gifts are to be closed vessels or appropriately covered
- The Sign of Peace is to be omitted at all Masses
- The distribution of Holy Communion under both species is to cease
- The Precious Blood is not to be shared from the chalice at any Masses and is reserved to the celebrant only.
- Priests are to encourage communicants to receive the Sacred Host in the hand, not on the tongue.
- All priests and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are to wash their hands in soap and water, or are to use an alcohol-based hand sanitiser both immediately before and after the distribution of Holy Communion.
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