Following the call from the Archdiocese of Tulancingo, which made a series of proposals for churches and parishes to celebrate Ash Wednesday, the Parroquia de la Asunción de María de Pachuca provided an envelope with ashes, in which he stapled a sheet with the prayer to perform the placement of the ash cross at home, this to prevent further contamination of covid-19.
Likewise, it reported on the February 17 celebration, based on the recommendations of the Holy See regarding the change of religious rite as a result of the pandemic.In order to continue to support the pandemic in order not to recover, no ashes will be imposed in this parish of Asunción de María
From Monday, February 15, they will receive the ashes and a guide at home, the father or the mother are doing the imposition ceremony, ”stated a poster in the religious center.
Thus, after the provision of a voluntary quota, the parishioners were able to obtain the envelope with the ashes and the guide, entrances placed on a table to make them visible to those who came to the parish, where This Wednesday there are two celebrations, at 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, and a mass at 1:00 pm, which will take place behind closed doors and will be broadcast on Facebook, with which “Lent begins to prepare for Easter.”
The guide that was distributed asks that this celebration be held as a family and that it be led by the head of the same, mother or father, and then unfold the prayer that will be said before the ashes are placed.
The Archdiocese of Tulancingo has asked all parishes and churches to ensure the safety of the parishioners by following the sanitary recommendations and depending on the reality of the space each parish has, “as they are varied and some have open spaces and others. are small, ”he indicated, in addition to urging people not to come in person to avoid infections.
“People will not be able to go to the temples at some time or for health reasons, Priests are asked to give a grant to families to keep the celebration at homeDeclared the archdiocese in recent days.
He also asked to take care of them in the parishes and temples where this religious ritual is performed, to promote the use of antibacterial gel and mask, in addition to ensuring the disinfection of the place and maintaining the healthy distance.
“Provide a 25 percent capacity inside and outside the temple, avoid crowds … promote online participation in the celebration and proper instruction to pastoral agents for community imposition,” explained the diocese.
In the minor basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, La Villita, there will be a religious celebration at 8:00 am and 12:00 pm. are used to avoid agglomerations and thus the number of infections increases.