INTRODUCTION

This special post of the Catholic eBooks Project provides:

  1. A partial list of websites that live-stream or upload videos of the Holy Mass or Holy Qurbono/Qurbana or Divine Liturgy, alphabetically grouped under the several Rites of the one true Church;
  2. Suggestions on other means of accessing Holy Mass online; and
  3. Resources on exceptional means of observing the Sunday obligation.

This index of resources is offered for the benefit of the faithful who live in areas where authorities have suspended public celebration of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass due to the current pandemic, or who have themselves been quarantined, or who are otherwise unable to hear Holy Mass in person for just and grave reasons.

It must be stressed that hearing the Sacrifice of the Mass in person on the day of the Lord is ordinarily obligatory for all the faithful.[1] Therefore, Catholic Christians who live in places where Holy Mass is still offered but are thinking of suspending physical attendance therein are invited to discern, with prayer and the guidance of their shepherds and teachers, if they have just and grave cause to do so.[2]

Further suggestions and recommendations from our readers would be appreciated. God bless and keep us all.

[1] (On the Sunday obligation, see Canons 1247-1248 of the Code of Canon Law and Canon 881 of the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches. See also the relevant essays on St. Mary’s Aggie Catholic Blog, Canon Law Made Easy, and In the Light of the Law, as well as the texts listed under the Project’s 12 February 2020 post. On watching Mass on TV, see this essay on Our Sunday Visitor, with the caveat that it seems to have a typo that mistakenly cites the Second rather than the Third Commandment as the basis for the obligation.)

[2] (Some criteria for discernment are offered by Dr. Edward Peters in his essay “Thoughts on the obligation to attend Mass during times of pestilence”. Please note that several bishops have given the faithful under their jurisdiction a dispensation from the obligation to physically attend Holy Mass.)

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I. WEBSITES THAT LIVE-STREAM OR UPLOAD HOLY MASS

 

[Note: 17-21 March 2024: Website listed in green font have been verified to remain active in 2024. Verification remains incomplete.]


Chaldean Catholic Church (East Syriac Rite) 

The Holy Mass/Qurbana is live-streamed


Latin Church

Dominican Rite

    • On the Youtube channel of St Dominic’s Catholic Church San Francisco, in the form of the Dominican Rite Low Mass. (Added 21 March 2024).
    • On the Youtube channel of the Fraternité Saint-Vincent-Ferrier, live-streamed from Chémeré-le-Roi, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active, but the last Holy Mass it streamed was 4 months ago.)
    • On the YouTube account of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary & St. Dominic’s Parish in London, UK according to the schedule provided in its website. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active, but it does not appear to offer Mass in the Dominican Rite.) (Many thanks to commenter Ian Royce Fadol for this information.)

Roman Rite: Anglican /Ordinariate Use

The Holy Mass and other liturgies are available:

      • On the Youtube channel of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.  (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer uploads or livestreams Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel and the Facebook page of St. Alban’s Catholic Church, Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, USA. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer uploads or livestreams Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Ordinariate Adelaide, from the Parish of St John Henry Newman, Adelaide, Australia.(Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the website of the Ordinariate Catholic Parish of ​​Saints Ninian & Chad, Perth, Australia. 
      • On this Facebook page of the Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, USA (linked from the website Holy Martyrs Online)(Update: As of 28 March 2021, the last video of the Mass uploaded was from 20 weeks ago.)
      • On the Youtube channel of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • .On the Youtube channel of Peter Dolan. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive, and the last video of Mass was uploaded 11 months ago.)
      • On the Youtube channel Walsingham Radio. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)


Roman Rite; or Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite

Preliminary Notes:

        1. The Propers (i.e, the prayers specific to each day) are provided at Usus Antiquior, in Latin-English and Latin-Spanish.
        2. The prayers for Holy Mass (Ordinary and Propers together) may be read at Divinum Officium, in Latin, Cesky/Czech, English, Magyar/Hungarian, Italiano, Deutsch/German, Polski/Polish, French, Spanish, Portuguese.
        3. For Holy Week, several churches use the pre-1955 edition of the Extraordinary Form liturgy, the Latin-English texts for which are provided at Divinum Officium and on the websites and texts listed in the Project’s post “Resources on the Traditional (Pre-1955) Holy Week Liturgy of the Roman Rite“. On the other hand, the post-1955 texts are available on Parramatta Latin Mass Chaplaincy.

Note (19 July 2021): In view of the issuance of new norms concerning limitations to the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the following information may no longer be current. 

The Holy Mass and other liturgies from various locations are available:

      • Live-streamed on this page of Live Mass.net , according to this schedule. [Note: The website, maintained by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP), live-streams the Holy Mass from various locations. Sermons may be in English, French, or Spanish. Many thanks to Rorate Coeli for the link.] (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the website remains active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the website appears to remain active.)
      • On the various websites, Facebook pages and Youtube channels listed on the “List of churches with Live Video Stream of Mass” by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the website remains active.)  (Update: As of 28 March 2021, we are uncertain which of the channels listed remains active)
      • On the new St. Corona Project webpage of Live Mass.net, through live-stream, from various locations restricted to private Mass during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the webpage appears to have been removed from the website.)
      • On the various websites, Facebook pages and Youtube channels listed on webpage “30+ FSSP Apostolates to Livestream Triduum” of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, many of the channels listed appears to have become inactive. Kindly refer to the list and updates below)
      • On the Youtube channel Sensus Fidelium, live-streamed from multiple locations in the US. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active, but no longer appears to stream or upload videos of Holy Mass. Nonetheless, faithful Christians are strongly encouraged to stream the edifying homilies still streamed on the channel.)

The Holy Mass and other liturgies are also live-streamed from Oceania and Asia:

      • On the Facebook page, on the website, and on the Youtube channel of Notre Dame Priory, Tasmania, Australia (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the Facebook page remains active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the Youtube channel appears to be inactive but the website and Facebook page remain active)
      • On the Youtube channel St Anne’s Belmont, from St Anne’s Catholic Church, Belmont, Perth, Australia. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the Youtube page no longer appears to be active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Facebook page Ecclesia Dei Society of St. Joseph – Una Voce Philippines, from Quezon City, Philippines. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the Facebook page is no longer visible.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the page remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel filiiSSR of the Transalpine Redemptorists, live-streamed from the Oratory of Our Mother of Perpetual Succour, Christchurch, New Zealand (Schedule: 0800 New Zealand Daily Time). (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Canberra, live-streamed by the FSSP Canberra Apostolate, St Michael’s Latin Mass Community, Australia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to have been deleted.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Parramatta, live-streamed from the Parramatta Latin Mass Chaplaincy, NSW, Australia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)

The Holy Mass and other liturgies are also live-streamed from Europe:

      • On the Youtube channel Ite missa est, live-streamed from the Paroisse Saint-Eugène – Sainte-Cécile, Paris. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy). (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel still actively livestreams Holy Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel Iglesia del Salvador de Toledo – España. (Added 21 March 2024).
        • Note: The 2024 Holy Week schedule, as posted on Youtube by Verbum Gloriae, includes:
          • Domingo De Ramos (Palm Sunday): 0930h, Blessing of Palms and Solemn Mass
          • Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday): 0800h, Office of Tenebrae; 2000h, Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper
          • Viernes Santo (Holy Friday, also called Good Friday): 0800h, Office of Tenebrae; 1600h, Office of the Lord’s Passion
          • Sabado Santo (Holy Saturday): 0800h, Office of Tenebrae; 2030h, Paschal Vigil and Solemn Mass
          • Domingo De Resurreccion (Sunday of the Resurrection): 1000h, Solemn Mass
      • On the Youtube channel of the Oxford Oratory, Catholic Church of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, England (Schedule: Sunday–Saturday 0800 GMT Low Mass). (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel Sacred Heart Church – Limerick – ICKSP from Sacred Heart Church, Limerick, Ireland under the pastorate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP), according to this schedule. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel still actively livestreams Holy Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel St Augustine’s Ramsgate from the Shrine of St Augustine of Canterbury, Ramsgate, Kent, England. (Schedule: Sunday 0900 GMT) (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer uploads or livestreams Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel York Oratory, live-streamed from the Oratory Church of Saint Wilfrid, York, England. (Schedule: Sung Latin Mass on Sundays at 1200 GMT, and Holy Days at 1800 or 6pm GMT) (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer uploads or livestreams Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active)
      • On the Youtube channel The Oratory, Birmingham through live-stream from the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, Birmingham, England. (Schedule: 0900 GMT daily) (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer uploads or livestreams Mass.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • On the Youtube channel of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fribourg, Switzerland, where they are uploaded after they have been live-streamed on Live Mass.net. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the Youtube channel appears to be inactive, but Masses from the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fribourg are still streamed at Live Mass.net.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Versailles, from the chapelle de l’Immaculée Conception, Versailles, France. (Schedule: Sundays 1000 CET, Monday to Friday at 1800 or 6 pm CET, Saturday at 1100 CET) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Saint-Martin, from Saint-Martin de Bréthencour, Diocese of Versailles, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Finistère, live-streamed from the Diocese of Quimper and Léon, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active, but the last video of Holy Mass it uploaded was from 3 months ago)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Pau, live-streamed from the Église Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague de Pau, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Clermont Landes, from the Eglise Sainte-Madeleine, Clermont, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Nantes, from the Eglise Saint Clément, Nantes, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Maison Saint-Georges, from Narbonnes, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel Saint Roch, live-streamed from l’église Saint-Roch, Paris, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Valence, from the Église Notre Dame, Valence, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the last Mass uploaded on the channel is from 4 months ago.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Dijon, live-streamed from the Oratoire de la Maison Saint-Bénigne, Dijon, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to have removed almost all content.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Lyon, from Maison Saint-Padre-Pio, Archidiocèse de Lyon, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel of the Missionnaires de la miséricorde divine, live-streamed from France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active, but has not uploaded videos of the Mass for 3 months.)
      • On the Youtube channel of the Institut du Bon Pasteur, live-streamed from France. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remains active, but has not uploaded videos of the Mass for 4 months.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Cracovia, live-streamed from Poland. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel SS. Trinità dei Pellegrini, live-streamed from the Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Pilgrims, Rome, Italy. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Schweiz, from Switzerland. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.) 
    • The Holy Mass and other liturgies are also live-streamed from North America:
      • On the Youtube channel Usus Antiquior, live-streamed from from the Shrine of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Cleveland, Ohio USA (**with English guide embedded in the video). (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.)(Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel St. Mary’s on Broadway, FSSP, live-streamed from St. Mary’s on Broadway, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • On the Youtube channel Our Lady of Fatima Chapel FSSP, from New Jersey, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • On the Youtube channel of The Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem, Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. (**With English subtitles) (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of Saint Clement’s Parish / Paroisse Saint-Clément, Ottawa, Canada. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel and the Facebook page of Saint John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL, USA. (Many thanks to commenter Ian Royce Fadol for this information.) (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.)
      • On the Youtube channel ICKSP, from the National Shrine of Christ the King of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Chicago, IL, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On LiveMass.net and on the Youtube channel FSSP en MEXICO – Oficial, from Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Gualajara, Mexico, according to this schedule. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
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      • On the Youtube channel of St. Joseph’s Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
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      • On the Youtube channel St. Joseph’s Catholic Church – Lancaster, from the Lancaster, PA, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, but no longer offers Mass according to the Roman Rite of 1962, and our Eucharistic Lord is distributed on the hand.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
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      • On the Youtube channel of St. Monica Church, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the website, the Youtube channel, and the Facebook page of St. Mary of Pine Bluff, Wisconsin, USA, according to this schedule. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, but no longer Mass according to the Roman Rite of 1962.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active; but we express our deep sorrow over the departure of the faithful and valiant Fr. John Zuhlsdorf.)
      • On the Youtube channel Mater Dei Catholic Parish, FSSP, live-streamed from Mater Dei Catholic Parish, Irving, TX, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of Fr. Joel Hastings, live-streamed from St. Benedict Church, Duluth, MN, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Star of the Sea Church, from Star of the Sea parish, San Francisco, California, USA. (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active,
      • On the live-streaming page of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church (FSSP), Idaho (with previous recordings of Mass and other events available on this page) and on the Youtube channel Sensus Fidelium, according to this schedule. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the Youtube channel Sensus Fidelium remain active, but no longer appears to stream or upload videos of Holy Mass. Nonetheless, faithful Christians are strongly encouraged to stream the edifying homilies still streamed on the channel.)
      • On the Youtube channel of the National Shrine of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to no longer be inactive, and most of its content has been deleted.)
      • On the Youtube channel Sacred Heart Dunn of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dunn, North Carolina, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel of TAN Books from St. Ann Parish, Charlotte, NC, USA. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active, but no longer streams or uploads videos of Holy Mass.)
      • On the Youtube channel of Holy Spirit Catholic Church Lantana FL, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, it is uncertain if the channel remains active, but it has not streamed Holy Mass for 9 months.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Saint Joseph-Rockdale IL, live broadcast from St. Joseph Church, Rockdale, IL, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel St. Mary of Perpetual Help All Saints – St. Anthony from St. Mary of Perpetual Help – All Saints – Saint Anthony Church, Chicago, IL, USA, according to this schedule. (On Sundays, High Mass at 0830 CDT) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Society of St. Augustine, from the Mt. St. Joseph Monastery in Kansas City, KS, USA. (But note that, as of 12 April 2020, the last upload was the Mass for Passion Sunday.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active, but has not streamed videos of Holy Mass for 9 months.)
      • On the Youtube channel of Saint James the Less Parish, La Crosse, WI. [Note: The Youtube channel indicates that the Extraordinary Form Mass is offered on Sundays at 1130, although the website of the parish states that the it is offered on Sundays at 1100.] (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel Sensus Fidelium from St. Mary’s Oratory (ICKSP), Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, according to this schedule. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy). (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remain active, but no longer appears to stream or upload videos of Holy Mass. Nonetheless, faithful Christians are strongly encouraged to stream the edifying homilies still streamed on the channel.)
      • On the Youtube channel Saint Rose Philippine Parish of the Saint Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Sensus Fidelium from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church (FSSP), Littleton, Colorado, USA, possibly following this schedule. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel remain active, but no longer appears to stream or upload videos of Holy Mass. Nonetheless, faithful Christians are strongly encouraged to stream the edifying homilies still streamed on the channel.)
      • On the Youtube channel of St Joseph Catholic Church, Tacoma, WA, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • On the Youtube channel FSSP Sacramento, live-streamed from St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church, Diocese of Sacramento, California, USA. (*With Pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the FSSP Sacramento channel appears to remain active, but it longer streams videos of the liturgy. Nonetheless, faithful Christians are strongly encouraged to stream the edifying homilies still streamed on the channel.)


Revised Roman Rite; or Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite

The Holy Mass is live-streamed on the various websites and Youtube pages provided through this page of Mass-online.org. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the website remains active.)

The Holy Mass is also available–:

      • In Polish / Polski (***ad orientem at the Mass Proper) on the Youtube channel Jasna Góra Klasztor Ojców Paulinów, from Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Poland (possibly according to this schedule). (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.(Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel Oxford Oratory of the Oxford Oratory, Catholic Church of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, England, UK. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Cardiff Oratory Youtube channel of the Oratory of St Philip Neri at Cardiff in Formation, from the Parish Church of St Alban on the Moors, Splott, Cardiff, Wales, according this schedule. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel and the Facebook page of Saint John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL, USA. (Many thanks to commenter Ian Royce Fadol for this information.) (Update: As of 21 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active, Deo gratias.)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel EWTN Great Britain from the Catholic National Shrine & Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, UK, which also live-streams on the website of its website. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.) (Updated 28 March 2021).
      • In English at the Youtube channel EWTN. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.) (Added 28 March 2021).
      • In English at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary & St. Dominic’s Parish in London, UK and livestreamed on its YouTube account (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel remains active.)
      • In Arabic on the Youtube channel of St Josephs Cathedral, UAE. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In Bahasa Indonesia on the Youtube channel Paroki Redemptor Mundi Official from Redemptor Mundi Catholic Church, Indonesia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Bahasa Malaysia through live-stream on the Youtube channel of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In Cebuano and English on the Youtube channel of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu (added on 28 March 2021)
      • In English through live-stream on the Youtube channel of the Archdiocese of Hobart, Australia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English on the Youtube channel CCBI Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) through live-stream on the Youtube channel The Oratory, Birmingham of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, Birmingham (Schedule: 1100 GMT daily). (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel is no longer active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel York Oratory, live-streamed from the Shrine of Our Lady of York in the Oratory Church of Saint Wilfrid, England, according to this schedule (including on Sundays, 0830 GMT Quiet Mass and 1030 GMT Sung English Mass) (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel is no longer active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel of Our Lady of the Assumption & St. Gregory Catholic Church, Warwick Street Parish, London, England, UK. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel is no longer active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English on the Youtube channel of Father Richard Pagano, live-streamed from John Paul II Catholic Church in Ponte Vedra, FL, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English through live-stream on the website of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, USA following this schedule. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the website appears to remain active)
      • In English through live-stream on the Youtube channel of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) through live-stream on the Facebook page of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, New Orleans, LA, USA, after which they are uploaded to its Youtube channel. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the Facebook page appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel of St. Monica Church, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) through live-stream on the website, the Youtube channel, and the Facebook page of St. Mary of Pine Bluff, Wisconsin, USA according to this schedule. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English through live-stream on the Youtube channel SFDiocese, from the Diocese of Sioux Falls, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel Star of the Sea Church, from Star of the Sea parish, San Francisco, California, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active)
      • In French and English at the Youtube channel Sanctuaire de Lourdes (added 28 March 2021)
      • In Hindi (हिंदी) and English at the Youtube channel Church of Immaculate Conception GURGAON (added 28 March 2021)
      • In Konkani (कोंकणी) and English through live-stream on the Youtube channel CCR TV from the Archdiocese of Goa. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Konkani (कोंकणी) and English through live-stream on the Youtube channel Dominican Media Mission, India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Mandarin through live-stream on the Youtube channel of the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Marathi (मराठी) or English through live-stream on the Youtube channel CCR TV, from India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Polish on the Youtube channel Sanktuarium Kalwaria Zebrzydowska TV1 from the Chapel of the Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Kalwaria, Poland (Schedule: daily at 0600 CET) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Spanish on the Youtube channel Diócesis de Lugo from the Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica De Lugo, Diocese of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Swahili and English at the Youtube channel Capuchin TV.
      • In Tagalog and English on the Youtube channel of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Cubao (added 28 March 2021)
      • In Tamil (தமிழ்) through live-stream on the Youtube channel Vailankanni Shrine Basilica, India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Telugu at the Youtube channel Divyavani TV.
      • In Ukrainian through the Youtube channel of the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Latin Cathedral of Lviv, Ukraine. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Vietnamese on the Youtube channel Tong Giao Phan Hue of the Archdiocese of Hue, Vietnam. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • In Latin (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel of St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church in St. Louis according to this schedule. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In English through live-stream on the website Church Services TV, apparently from locations in Ireland and England. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, we are uncertain which of the channels listed remains active)
      • In English on the Youtube channel of the St. John Paul II Catholic Community, Johannesburg, South Africa, according to this schedule. (Schedule: Daily Mass at 0800 CAT) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In English with Spanish (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel Sacred Heart Dunn of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dunn, North Carolina, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In English (***ad orientem) on the Youtube channel St. Mary of Perpetual Help All Saints – St. Anthony from St. Mary of Perpetual Help – All Saints – Saint Anthony Church, Chicago, IL, USA, according to this schedule. (On Sundays, 1030 CDT) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In English (***ad orientem in Liturgy of the Eucharist) on the Youtube channel of Saint James the Less Parish, La Crosse, WI. [Note: Consistent with the parish website, the Youtube channel indicates that the livestreamed Ordinary Form Mass is offered on Sundays at 0930 and on other days at 0800.] (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In English with Hungarian on the Youtube channel of St. Mary of Victories Catholic Church in St. Louis according to this schedule. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive)
      • In French on the Youtube channel Saint Roch, live-streamed from Saint Roch Church, Paris, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to be inactive.)
      • In French on the Youtube channel Eglise Catholique en Yvelines, live-streamed from the Cathédrale Saint Louis, Diocese of Versailles, France. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active, but it has not uploaded videos of Holy Mass for 2 months.)
      • In Hindi (हिंदी) through live-stream on the Youtube channel Gulsan Ekka, from India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active, but it has not uploaded videos of Holy Mass for 4 months.)

Additional note: For those with cable TV, EWTN broadcasts the Holy Mass in English on its cable channel following this schedule.


Maronite Church (West Syriac Rite)

The Holy Qurbono and other liturgies are live-streamed:


Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite) 

The Divine Liturgy and other liturgies are live-streamed:


Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite)

The Divine Liturgy and other liturgies are live-streamed

      • On the Youtube channel of St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Barberton, Ohio, USA. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On this webpage from John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral [Based on the 15 March 2020 webcast, the Liturgy is in English.] (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the webpage no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the webpage appears to remain active.)


Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (East Syriac Rite)

The Holy Qurbana and other liturgies are live streamed

      • On the ShalomTV website and on the Youtube channel Shalom Television following this schedule. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Manickamangalam Church from St. Roche’s Church, Manickamangalam, Kerala, India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of the Catholic Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Somerset, NJ, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel of Holy Family Syro Malabar Rockland Catholic Church, Wesley Hills, NY, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel  JYBaltimore of St Alphonsa SyroMalabar Catholic Church, Baltimore, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Syro Philly Media of St. Thomas SyroMalabar Catholic Forane Church, Philadelphia, PA, USA
      • On the Youtube channel St Mary’s Pearland, webcast from St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Pearland, TX, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Syro Vision Network of St Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Cathedral, Chicago, IL, USA. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)


Syro-Malankara Catholic Church (West Syriac Rite) 

The Holy Qurbana and other liturgies are live-streamed:

      • On the Youtube channel of the Syro Malankara Catholic Eparchy in USA & Canada. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel Malankara Voice, webcast from St. Jude Syro Malankara Catholic Church. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.) (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active.)
      • On the Youtube channel kmcm media of the Kumari Malankarai Communication Media, webcast from the Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy/Diocese of Marthandam, India. (Update: As of 28 March 2021, the channel appears to remain active, but has not uploaded videos of the Holy Qurbono since 5 March 2021.)


Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite)

The Divine Liturgy and other liturgies are live-streamed:

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II. OTHER MEANS OF ACCESSING HOLY MASS ONLINE

In case the faithful cannot accesss the websites above, they can search for the Holy Mass of the relevant day on Youtube, Facebook, Vimeo, &c., where many congregations upload or live-stream videos of the divine liturgy. They may use as a search term, for example, <Catholic Mass 15 March 2020> or <Mass 15 March 2020>, or they may specify the Rite or language of their choice. (They are advised, of course, to make sure that the liturgy they watch is indeed Catholic as many non-Catholics refer to their worship using the same terms.)

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III. EXCEPTIONAL MEANS OF SUNDAY OBSERVANCE

The following resources are posted for the consideration of Catholic Christians, subject to the general laws of the one true Church and the particular norms of their several particular and local churches:

A. General Counsels

The law of the Latin Church (Canon 1246 §2) expressly recommends, when attendance at Holy Mass is impossible, participation in a liturgy of the word, or prayer alone, as a family, or in groups of families.

An excellent and concise guide is provided in the essay “Sanctifying the Lord’s Day when we cannot assist at Mass“, posted on Facebook by the Brisbane Oratory in Formation.

B. Spiritual Communion

If the physical reception of Our Lord in Holy Communion is not possible, Spiritual Communion is recommended by many teachers.

C. The Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours

For those who wish to pray, individually or in groups, the Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours of the Roman Rite, its text may be accessed using the resources listed in our 03 August 2016 post ‘Apps & online texts of the Divine Office (Traditional & Modern) in the Roman Rite‘, which include the following:

    • The Traditional Divine Office of the Roman Rite is available in Latin, English, Magyar (Hungarian), Italian, German), and Polish at Divinum Officium, which was created and designed by the late Laszlo Kiss (+2011), and is administered by The Divinum Officium Project. It may be accessed through PC or through mobile devices. The website also includes a section named Santa Missa, which contains the daily text of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
    • The Liturgy of the Hours in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite is available in Latin and English at the website Universalis.

Additional notes (for those who wish to pray with live-streamed or pre-recorded videos of the Divine Office):

    • The Youtube channel Verbum Gloriae livestreams the chanting of the Divine Office (apparently following the 1962 edition of the Roman Rite) (Added 21 March 2024).
    • The Youtube channel of The Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem live-streams or posts videos of their prayer of the Divine Office in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, in Latin with (quite helpful) English subtitles. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active.)
    • The Youtube channel of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. live-streams the observance of Holy Hour, which includes Eucharistic Adoration, Vespers and Benediction. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active.)
    • The Youtube channel Sacred Heart Church – Limerick – ICKSP, from Sacred Heart Church, Limerick, Ireland (under the pastorate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest) live-streams Vespers on Sundays, 1815 or 6:15 pm Vespers (Ireland time, which is GMT). (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active but no longer streams the Office.)
    • The Youtube channel of EWTN uploads videos of Sunday Vespers with Benediction. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel appears to remain active but no longer streams the Office.)
    • The Youtube channel The Oratory, Birmingham of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, Birmingham uploads videos of Sunday Vespers at 1800 or 6pm GMT. (Update: As of 17 March 2024, the channel no longer appears to remain active.)

D. Other Prayers

The Latin Church has a treasury of prayers that may be offered by the faithful on Sundays. The texts of various other prayers and meditations may be found under topics A to C in the Project’s page Prayers and Devotions, and in the Project’s posts under the category “Devotions“.

Additional notes (for those who wish to pray with live-streamed or pre-recorded videos of prayers):

    • The Youtube channel Sacred Heart Church – Limerick – ICKSP, from Sacred Heart Church, Limerick, Ireland (under the pastorate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest) will live-stream the following prayers according to this following schedule (in Ireland time, which is GMT):
      • Monday to Thursday: Adoration with prayers in time of an epidemic, after the 7 pm Low Mass
      • Friday: Stations of the Cross and prayers in time of an epidemic after the 7 pm Low Mass
      • Saturday: 7 pm Adoration with prayers in time of an epidemic
    • The website, the Youtube channel, and the Facebook page of St. Mary of Pine Bluff, Wisconsin, USA, live-streams the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the Benediction according to this schedule.
    • The Youtube channel of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. live-streams the observance of Holy Hour, which includes the praying of the Rosary.

E. Norms on Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest

Finally, the norms (but not the text of prayers) for Sunday celebrations without a priest may be read in the following texts:

  • Directory for Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest, by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, June 2, 1988. Available on this page of the Catholic Liturgical Library.
  • Gathered in Steadfast Faith: Statement of the Bishops Committee on the Liturgy on Sunday Worship in the Absence of a Priest (1991). A resource for US Catholics. May be read online on this page of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.

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Posted after the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Updated on the 3rd Sunday of Lent in the Roman Rite, 15 March 2020, to add II and III. Updated on Palm Sunday in the Roman Rite, 28 March 2021. For online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject) on the Catholic eBooks Project.

Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; Thou who wouldest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live, grant us through Thy mercy time for penance; that, filled with contrition and penance for our sins, which are the cause of all our evils, we may live in the holy faith, hope, charity, and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ: and do thou, Mary, Refuge of sinners, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. (Source: 1866 Raccolta)