Cathedral Limits Congregation Capacity To Only 650 People

JAKARTA - Public Relations of the Archdiocese of the Jakarta Cathedral, Susyana Suwadie, said that her party had limited the number of congregations attending Christmas Mass today to 650 people per session.

Susyana revealed that the capacity limitation of 40 percent of the normal capacity is 20 percent more than last year.

"The capacity at the Cathedral Church is 650 people. Where, it is divided into three locations, namely the location in the church 310, in the upper hall 210, then 130 at Pllaza Maria next to it," said Susyana when met at the Cathedral, Central Jakarta, Saturday, December 25 .

Then, each parish also has a COVID-19 Task Force team that maintains the implementation of health protocols during Christmas mass.

"The implementation of the health protocol is of course carried out very, very strictly, which is a commitment from the Archdiocese of Jakarta, as well as with all churches in the diocese," he said. The cathedral requires the congregation who attends to register online beforehand. The cathedral also provides online broadcasts on the Jakarta Cathedral Komsos Youtube.

Meanwhile, during the Christmas celebration on December 25, 2021, Mass was held three times, namely the Pontifical Mass by the Bishop at 09.00 WIB which was broadcast online and by TVRI, as well as face-to-face.

Then, the second mass is at 11.00 WIB for online only and the last one is at 17.00 WIB with face-to-face and online.

At this year's Christmas celebration, the cathedral took the theme "The Love of Christ That Moves Brotherhood".

The face-to-face Christmas Eve and Christmas Mass services at the Cathedral are limited to only 650 parishioners or 40 percent of the church's capacity.