The Capacity Of The Congregation At The Jakarta Cathedral Easter Mass Is Limited To 20 Percent, Must Be Healthy And Aged 18-59 Years

Jakarta Cathedral Church (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The capacity of the congregation in carrying out Easter services at the Cathedral Church, Jakarta is limited to only 20 percent or 309 seats. This was conveyed by the PR of the Jakarta Cathedral Church Archdiocese, Susyana Suwadie.

"The capacity of 20 percent since the pandemic until now is around 309 people and these are people who are not cross-parish but people who have registered at the cathedral," Susyana said when contacted by telephone, reported by Antara, Friday, April 2.

According to Susy, the implementation of religious activities at the Jakarta Cathedral complies with the implementation of health protocols. Even the 309 people are still divided into several sections, 200 people are in the church and 109 people are in Plaza Maria.

The congregation who attended were cathedral parishioners aged 18-59 years old and in good health. They also previously had to register via the Bela Rasa page to participate in offline worship.

"On Good Friday, the mass will be held at 15:00 WIB and 18:00 WIB," he said.

Easter services are held in various series. Starting from the holy week called Palm Sunday. Then, the Tri Suci week, namely Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Then, the pontific mass which is called the celebration of the Passover week.

Hundreds of joint personnel from the TNI and Polri were also deployed to guard the Easter service. The security forces are equipped with firearms to armored vehicles in order to anticipate things that are not desirable. The police also added closed circuit television (CCTV) around the Cathedral area.

"There is indeed CCTV installed. From the Cathedral itself there is also, then added from the police," said Susy. Monitoring of congregants who worship face-to-face at the cathedral is also carried out with metal detectors and X-ray machines in an effort to increase awareness.

Therefore, people are advised not to bring large bags or items that are not too important into the church area. In this year's Easter celebration, the Cathedral follows the theme of the year of reflection, namely "Loving More, Getting More Involved, Becoming More Blessing".