San Jose community leaders urge Our Lady of Guadalupe worshipers to celebrate at home
Ann Rubin reports.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Community leaders in San Jose are issuing a plea, right before a big Catholic holiday. They say don t come to church to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe this weekend. Stay home instead. They re worried about the impact a big gathering would have.
Normally the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe would bring 10,000 people to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Jose.
But in the midst of a pandemic, this is no normal year. And we cannot have 10,000 people, that would be a disaster, a health disaster. And so we re encouraging people to stay home, said San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantu.