Updates on COVID-19

The following are updates about the COVID-19 outbreak in the Archdiocese of Louisville.  These include messages to pastors from Archbishop Kurtz and other resources.

Virtual Masses –
Parishes of the Archdiocese of Louisville

(This list will be updated as more information is received)

  • Cathedral of the Assumption will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. It is accessible live and recorded from the parish website and on YouTube.
  • St. Agnes will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube.
  • St. Albert the Great will live stream Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. on the parish website or on YouTube.
  • St. Aloysius (Pewee Valley) will live stream Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. on Facebook then post to YouTube.
  • St. Ambrose (Cecilia) will live stream Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • Ascension will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. on the website and then post to YouTube.
  • St. Bartholomew will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook and on the parish website.
  • St. Bernadette will live stream weekday Masses and the Sunday 11:00 a.m. Mass on Facebook and our website. Weekend Masses are Saturday at 4:00 p.m., Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and weekdays: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8:15 a.m. and Tuesday at 12:00 p.m.
  • St. Bernard (Clementsville) Sunday Mass at 11:00 a.m. will be available on Facebook.
  • St. Bernard (Louisville) will live stream Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. on YouTube. Masses are then available on YouTube. We also live stream School Masses, Funeral Liturgies, Weddings, and other special liturgies by parishioners’ requests.
  • St. Boniface Sunday Mass at 11:00 a.m. is available on YouTube.
  • St. Brigid (Louisville) weekday and Sunday Mass will be available on the parish website and on YouTube.
  • St. Brigid (Vine Grove) will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Facebook and then post to YouTube. Mass is also aired on three cable systems: Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. on Brandenburg Telecom, Channel 1, and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. on Comcast, Channel 2, and Spectrum, Channel 184.
  • St. Edward Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. will live stream on our website and Facebook and then post to YouTube.
  • St. Elizabeth, Our Mother of Sorrows and St. Therese (The Pax Christi Collaborative) will live stream Saturday Masses at 4:00 p.m. (St. Therese) and Sunday Masses at 10:30 a.m. (Our Mother of Sorrows), and 7:00 p.m. (St. Elizabeth) on Facebook.
  • Epiphany Catholic Church will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:00 a.m. (ASL Interpreted) on YouTube.
  • St. Frances of Rome will live stream Sunday Masses at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Francis of Assisi (Louisville) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on the parish website and then post to YouTube.
  • St. Gabriel will live stream Mass on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube.
  • Good Shepherd (Louisville) will live stream Mass every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Gregory (Samuels) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • Holy Family will stream Mass Sundays at 10:00 a.m. on YouTube.
  • Holy Name will live stream Daily Masses: Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. as well as Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. in English and 4:30 p.m. in Spanish on Facebook or on YouTube.
  • Holy Spirit (Louisville) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • Holy Trinity Parish (Louisville) will live stream Daily Masses: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8:15 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00 p.m. as well as Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. on Facebook and YouTube.
  • St. Ignatius (White Mills) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • Incarnation will record the Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. and post it to Facebook.
  • St. James Parish (Elizabethtown) uploads the Sunday Mass by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, on YouTube or on the parish website. The Mass also airs on Comcast CH 2 at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
  • St. James (Louisville) weekday and Sunday Mass will be available on the parish website and on YouTube.
  • St. John Chrysostom will livestream Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. on YouTube. Please call St. John at 502-518-0154 for the codes.
  • St. John Paul II Parish will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. John the Apostle (Brandenburg) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. John the Baptist (Rineyville) will live stream Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Facebook and then post to YouTube. Mass is also aired a week later on three cable systems: Brandenburg Telecom, Comcast, and Spectrum with viewers living in a five-county area.
  • Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral (Bardstown) will live stream Daily Mass at 11:00 a.m. and usually Saturday at 4:00 p.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Lawrence will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Leonard will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Louis Bertrand will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:15 p.m. and Sunday Masses at 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 5:15 p.m., and Weekday Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on the parish website.
  • St. Margaret Mary will live stream weekday daily Mass at 12:00 p.m. and Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. on the parish website.
  • St. Martha will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. on Facebook and then it will post to YouTube and the parish website.
  • St. Martin de Porres (Louisville) Sunday Mass will be available on Facebook.
  • St. Martin of Tours will live stream Sunday Masses at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on YouTube.
  • Mary Queen of Peace Saturday 4:00 p.m. Mass will live stream on the parish website.
  • St. Michael Parish (Louisville) will live stream Sunday Mass at 10:00 a.m. on the parish website.
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass will live stream on YouTube and then post to our website afterwards.
  • St. Patrick Mass will live stream Weekday Daily Masses Monday at 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday-Friday at 8:00 a.m., Saturday Mass at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday Mass at 5:30 p.m. on YouTube.
  • St. Paul will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Peter the Apostle Mass will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday Masses at 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m. (Spanish), and 11:30 a.m. on Facebook.
  • St. Raphael will live stream Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. on YouTube.
  • St. Rita will live stream Sunday Masses at 9:00 a.m. (English) and 1:00 p.m. (Spanish) on Facebook.

Mass of the Air Regular Schedule (ASL Interpreted) (www.massoftheair.com):

  • 9 a.m. on WBKI-TV (Spectrum Channel 7).
  • 10 a.m. (Central) on WNKY-TV (channel 40), Bowling Green, KY.
  • 10:30 a.m. on WHAS-TV (channel 11), Louisville, KY and whas11.com under the “Live Video” tab.
  • 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the Faith Channel, Inc. (Spectrum channel 19), Louisville, KY. This Mass also is streamed live on the Faith Channel at www.faithtvlive.com.

Virtual Masses – Other Resources

  • AT&T Customers, EWTN Daily Mass can be found on Channel 562 at 8 a.m., Noon, 7 p.m., and Midnight.
  • Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.) Mass live streamed each Sunday at 12 Noon here.
  • EWTN Daily Mass, 8 a.m. on the Faith Channel, Spectrum Channel 19 or live streamed here.
  • Mass with Pope Francis here.
  • Sunday Mass can be heard at 8 a.m. on WLCR AM 1040.

Archbishop Kurtz’s Messages

Effective February 22, 2022, we have adopted a mask-optional approach to parish liturgies and programming.

February 22, 2022 – Archbishop’s Letter to Priests
August 12, 2021 – Revised Liturgical Guidelines and Restoration of the Obligation to Attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
May 17, 2021 – Letter from Archbishop Kurtz to pastors regarding masks
April 20, 2021 – Healthy at Worship: Masses and other Liturgical Celebrations During the COVID-19 Pandemic Revised
August 12, 2020 – Bishops of Commonwealth of Kentucky write to Governor Beshear about in-person instruction for 2020-2021 school year
June 15, 2020 – Letter to the Faithful
May 11, 2020 – Letter from Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz on the Archdiocesan Plan to Reopen Churches for Public Liturgies, including Mass
May 11, 2020 – Letter from Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz on the Archdiocesan Plan to Reopen Churches for Public Liturgies, including Mass (En Español)
May 11, 2020 – Archdiocesan Plan to Reopen Churches for Public Liturgies, Including Mass
May 11, 2020 – Archdiocesan Plan to Reopen Churches for Public Liturgies, Including Mass (En Español)
March 26, 2020 – Letter to the Faithful
March 26, 2020 – Letter to the Faithful (En Español)
March 24, 2020 – Liturgical Guidelines (Part 3)
Decree – From Cardinal Sarah
March 20, 2020 – Holy Week/Triduum Liturgies
March 18, 2020 – Liturgical Guidelines (Part 2)
March 16, 2020 – Liturgical Guidelines
March 16, 2020 – Media Statement
March 16, 2020 – Message to Priests

Give to Your Parish

Through the online giving option below, parishioners may choose to contribute directly to their parish or parishes in greatest need.

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General Information

Louisville Metro COVID-19 Information Flyer (English)
Louisville Metro COVID-19 Information Flyer (Spanish)
Social Service Outreach
Talking to Children About COVID-19
Web page for Centers for Disease Control-COVID-19 Information
Web page for State of Kentucky COVID-19 Information

School Issues

August 15, 2022 – Archdiocese of Louisville COVID Protocols
July 28, 2022 – Archdiocese of Louisville COVID Protocols (Effective August 1, 2022)
July 28, 2022 – Cover Letter
March 10, 2022 – Archdiocese of Louisville Updated Protocol
February 11, 2022 – Archdiocese of Louisville Mask Optional Updated Protocol (February 21, 2022)
August 12, 2020 – Superintendent’s Letter to Catholic School Leaders Regarding In-Person Instruction for 2020-2021 School Year
July 28, 2020 – “Healthy at School” System Re-Entry Plan for 2020-21 – Updated September 4, 2020
June 26, 2020 – Schools Open for In-Person Instruction in August

Prayers/Devotions/Liturgy of the Hours

A Special Indulgence for faithful suffering from COVID-19 disease, health care workers, family members, and all who care for them can be found here.

Act of Spiritual Communion
Adult Order of the Mass
Catholic Prayer and Practices for Young Disciples: Order of the Mass
Daily readings, prayer, and reflections at Give Us This Day
Examination of Conscience/Act of Perfect Contrition
Indulgence for COVID-19 Patients and Caregivers
Liturgy of the Hours daily (Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, etc.)
Plenary Indulgence COVID-19
Pray with Magnificat
Prayer Service for Protection from Illness
Prayer to Our Lady of Prompt Succor (courtesy Archdiocese of New Orleans)
Prayer to Your Guardian Angel When You Cannot Attend Daily Mass
Sunday Prayer at Home (courtesy of Fr. Larry Tensi, Archdiocese of Cincinnati)

USCCB Prayer in light of Coronavirus, to the Holy Virgin of Guadalupe:

English
Spanish
Vietnamese

Virtual Eucharistic Adoration

  • Fr. Chris Rhodes, Pastor of Saint Augustine (Louisville), Christ the King (Louisville) and Immaculate Heart of Mary, can be seen worshiping before the Blessed Sacrament on Facebook Live here.
  • St. Martin of Tours Parish (Louisville) has a live feed for 24/7 Eucharistic Adoration here.

Communications Resources

Ministry Resources

Resources for Parents

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