In our 2020 world where up is down and down is up, it is refreshing to find someone who knows what reality looks like! He not only knows but has provided leadership during this dark time!
The greatest hardship inflicted on us during the lockdowns was locking our church doors so we could not go inside and worship our Lord and Savior. Additionally, we were denied access to Sunday services and for Catholics, the US Bishop’s conference also withdrew access to all 7 holy Sacraments! At a time when we so needed to kneel before God to receive the Sacraments, they were denied us by our pastoral leaders. In Ohio, the Governor did not mandate that the churches close their doors – so the Ohio Conference could have kept them open but chose not to do so.
Remember the 3rd Commandment “Thou Shalt Keep Holy the Sabbath Day.” That is an order from God! In an unprecedented move, The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops issued a dispensation from the obligation for Catholics to attend Sunday Mass starting March 31st. In Ohio, the restrictions on attending Sunday church services have been relaxed to some degree, but the Conference of Bishops has left in place the dispensation from grievous sin if we decide we don’t want to meet our obligation to attend Mass on Sunday.
Bishop Milan Lach has consistently supported our work to protect all human life and since his arrival as Bishop of the Eparchy, he has been a regular attendee at our Bringing America Back to Life Convention providing leadership and prayerful support to the event through his public participation.
God bless you, Bishop Milan!
