With Mexico shut down for the month of April, Roman Catholic churches are bringing their Holy Week celebrations online to continue rituals and reach the faithful.
Felipe Samaniego officiates at a Roman Catholic Mass, streamed via Facebook from the Santo Tomás Moro church on Palm Sunday, in Monterrey, Mexico.Felipe Samaniego officiates at a Roman Catholic Mass, streamed via Facebook from the Santo Tomás Moro church on Palm Sunday, in Monterrey, Mexico.Every Good Friday, for the last 176 years, the Iztapalapa neighborhood of Mexico City fills with religious pilgrims, tourists and the curious.
"At first I was sad, but now I feel honored that God picked me for some reason to play this part this year," Luna Reyes told NPR.Luna Reyes, who is almost 6 feet tall, and met all the requirements of the selection committee — he's single and has no tattoos, piercings or vices — still has to carry the 175-pound cross on his back for several hours during the reenactment.
He insists the stripped-down virtual play will still be a deeply religious experience. After all, he points out, the first reenactment in 1843 took place after the city survived a cholera outbreak. Relieved residents pledged to continue the tradition annually to show their gratitude. With the play continuing during the current pandemic,"The pure essence of the play takes on even more meaning," Luna Reyes said.
Monsignor Carlos Alberto Cardona Rubio feels this year's Holy Week sermons have new meaning, too. Like many clergy around the world, Cardona Rubio uploads to the Internet his mass he now performs at his empty church in the Interlomas neighborhood in Mexico City. He has also been adding a few more videos, for younger viewers stuck at home.
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