There has been a substantial spike in Covid-19 cases. Please remember that the Sunday Mass obligation is temporarily suspended for everyone. While I am permitting our parishes to have Masses this weekend I nevertheless encourage everyone to consider remaining at home and joining with the Church in prayer through technology. For those who wish to attend a Mass in person, face masks are mandatory. I especially urge those who are classified in the CDC Guidelines as vulnerable to remain at home and let the Church come to you. Hopefully our fast from full Church participation will soon come to a close. The Church loves you and only wants you to be safe and well.
Also, if your personal financial situation has not been harmed then please keep up your generous support of your parish. Keeping utilities paid and providing for our employees and ministers is crucial.
Your devotion to Christ and His Church moves me deeply. Know that the people of the Diocese are daily in my prayers.
Statement of Bishop Edward Weisenburger on the Killing of Mr. George Floyd
I join with Bishops across our Nation in denouncing racism and the violence it engenders.
The killing of Mr. George Floyd is an image that remains deeply etched in the minds of all Americans. I pray that this horrific image will lead to our reexamination of the lingering presence of racism in our culture and become a call to action for all of us to work for deep and lasting change.
I have prayed at Mass for Mr. Floyd by name. It is my prayer that God will raise him up to eternal life, even as God raises up a host of voices that cry out for justice and dignity for every human being and an end to violence in our communities.
+Edward J. Weisenburger, Bishop of Tucson
June 20, 2020
On the
Diocese of Tucson web site you will find a statement of the USCCB's leadership on the death of Mr. George Floyd as well as a video message from Bishop Shelton Fabre, representing the U.S. Bishops as the Chairman of the ad hoc committee on racism.