Additional Information

HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

In response to Governor Holcomb’s Stay at Home Order, as of today, the Archdiocese has directed that all Catholic Churches must be closed until the order is lifted.  As such,

HOLY NAME OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL THE STAY AT HOME ORDER IS LIFTED
 
Additionally, all priests have been directed to postpone all requests for the Sacrament of Penance (that are not from someone who is in danger of death) until the order is lifted.

Please keep in mind:
Ways need to be found for people to be cared for spiritually but also to keep them and their priests safe physically.  This will create some instances where an individual is not able to able to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance in some of the days ahead.  And so, at this time priests and penitents are reminded of the Church’s teaching in these cases.  When a person finds themselves in the painful impossibility of receiving sacramental absolution because they can’t connect with confession, it should be remembered that perfect contrition, (1) flowing from their love of God, (2) expressed by a sincere request for forgiveness (like praying the act of contrition) and (3) with the intentional to go to sacramental confession as soon as it is offered, obtains forgiveness of sins, even mortal ones (cf. CCC, no. 1452).”

The current pandemic and the measures taken to combat it make responding to individual requests for confession very difficult. Therefore, out of great concern for the health our people and until further notice requests for individual confession should be postponed unless it is requested by one who is in imminent danger of death.

Please see the Holy Name website ( www.holyname.cc) to read about special plenary indulgences granted during the time of this epidemic.  To see Archbishop Thompson’s message to the faithful please go to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Website ( www.archindy.org).

Please know that you all remain in my prayers daily and don’t forget to join us live on our Holy Name Facebook page for Mass this Sunday at 10:30 AM! 

In His Holy Name,
Fr. Bob Robeson, Pastor   
March 25, 2020
Solemnity of the Annunciation