Abstract
The ravaging fears, force of infection, and death arising from COVID-19 pandemic led to the lockdown of virtually every aspect of society. In readiness for the possible unknown arising from the lockdown policy, many people resorted to stocking-up on the things they considered essential such as, food, toiletries, and medications. These things are material and quantifiable things. Although the church is a community of people, it is also, considered a spiritual society. Since the church was not treated as an essential institution to be left open at the height of the lockdown, and considering its spiritual connection, this study aimed at finding out what the people stocked-up on as essential in order to be sustained in their faith. The result from 39 returned survey-questionnaires conducted in the diocese of Pueblo, Colorado USA showed that people only substituted, on their own , for what they considered essential (i.e. the sacraments). This, holds policy implications for the Catholic Church leadership to articulate, now and for the future, such as the need for church libraries, adequate technological adaptation, in-depth catechesis, and solemn celebration of the liturgies in order to help adherents cope better in times of uncertainty. Keywords: Lockdown, Stock-up, Essential, Eucharist, Catechesis, Spiritual Resources, COVID-19 DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/10-11-09 Publication date: November 30 th 2020
Highlights
With the announcement of the lockdown protocols in different places due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people panicked and exhibited different forms of behaviors
The stocking-up on essentials was for many, the need to have enough to last them until the lifting of the lockdown regulations
Theoretical Framework Hierarchy of Needs Since this study aimed at answering the question of what the people tried to gather to last them in the lockdown situation, the thinking is that they will go for what they considered most fundamental or essential for their spiritual survival
Summary
With the announcement of the lockdown protocols in different places due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people panicked and exhibited different forms of behaviors. One such behavior was the stocking-up on things considered essentials. There were stocking-up on staple food items and medications for many who are sick. Majority did this because they do not know how long they will be locked-down, there were others who did so, in order to create scarcity with the intention to resale the items they horded later; like the two Tennessee brothers whose activities were cracked by Amazon (Nicas, 2020). The stocking-up on essentials was for many, the need to have enough to last them until the lifting of the lockdown regulations
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