Liturgy for the housebound
SIR – In the last few days, my husband and I have managed to watch Mass at three of the cathedrals where he has played the organ. He has played for over 60 years in many churches, having started at the age of 16. However, we have friends who do not have access to the internet. All they have is a television and a telephone. Firstly, can the hierarchy not approach the BBC or ITV and arrange to have at least one Mass per week? If they can't arrange that, perhaps some of the celebrants could telephone a parishioner who is housebound and has no internet connection, and put the phone on the altar so that the parishioner can at least hear Mass. Thought for the Day is good, but it is not the Mass; and these very elderly men and women were often the ones in the pews. If you have a friend who has no internet access, please ask them to get in touch with their parish priest. (You may have to look up the parish phone number for them, as now there are no home visits, the priest may not have everyone’s phone number.) Dr Olive Duddy Bury
