The Chrism Mass, the religious service conducted a week before the Holy Week, will be held from 10am on Thursday at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary.

Priests can attend the Mass and the rest may witness its live streaming on the archdiocese channel.

The vicar general of the archdiocese of Calcutta has requested that priests who are “aged and/or infirm” and those with comorbidities need not attend in person.

“To maintain distance we have asked for only two Sisters/Brothers from each institution from the city,” said Dominic Gomes, the vicar general.