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35% of the allowed capacity
In the Atlantic, the 160 parishes that belong to the Archdiocese will comply with the 35% capacity depending on the capacity of the temple. For the celebration of this religious festival, which runs until Holy Thursday, the churches will hold several days to achieve the greatest possible attendance without changing the capacity.
Each community will manage its own programming, in accordance with the considerations of the parish priests.
The symbolic act that represents conversion and preparation to live the mysteries of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ in Holy Week, this year will have another procedure, and it is not new. The tradition of sprinkling ash on the head and not imposing it directly on the forehead dates back to ancient times.
“Actually, we can say that this is a more biblical practice. In the Old Testament it was placed on the heads of those who wanted to change their lives. They did it to indicate the desire for transformation, to show that we are nothing, that we are transitory and that the only one who remains is God ”, explained Father John Mario Montoya, director of the radio station Minuto de Dios.
For the Eudist priest, Ash Wednesday in the midst of a pandemic means the beginning of the purification stage walking towards Easter. “We are going towards the most important time of Christianity. This conversion indicates that desire for change and radical transformation in which we leave what is not fundamental in our life, “he said.
In a general overview, the religious indicates that this day serves to rethink how we can build a more just world as a Church in the midst of “evil, selfishness and inequality.” According to Montoya, banalities have partly stolen the essence of humanity.
Virtuality will also take this date. The faithful who want to join from home may do so through the different digital platforms of their parish.
From the social networks of the Archdiocese of Barranquilla (@arquidiocesisbq on Instagram), the Archbishop of Barranquilla, Monsignor Pablo Salas, will preside over a Eucharist today from the María Reina Metropolitan Cathedral at 6:30 in the afternoon.
From the vatican
Pope Francis spoke out to public opinion and extended a special invitation to believers to maintain communion and prayer as they prepare to receive Lent.
In a statement the Supreme Pontiff said: “In this time of conversion, let us renew our faith, quench our thirst with the living water of hope, and receive with an open heart the love of God that makes us brothers and sisters in Christ. On Easter night we will renew the promises of our Baptism, to be reborn as new men and women, thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit ”.
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