typically organ

Many Catholic parishes have Mass every day not just Sundays. That's because we should have the opportunity to worship God every day.

There are no countries in Illinois. As for parishes, the only parishes in Illinois are Roman Catholic parishes. See related link.

Counties in Louisiana are called parishes and it is the only state with parishes.

Generally, priests face the congregation during Mass except in those parishes that still observe the Latin Tridentine Mass where the priest faces the tabernacle and has his back to the people.