Liturgical guidelines during the flu season

Wine will not be served at Holy Infant Masses during the flu season per the suggestion of the Diocese. Parishioners are asked to use their own discretion when receiving Communion or when holding or shaking hands.

The USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship has addressed the liturgical implications of the transmission of pathogens on numerous occasions over the years. With the flu season now taking place in the United States, brief reflections on influenza and the liturgy are available on the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Raleigh websites.

Continuously updated information on influenza is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.CDC.gov/flu.