Photo Story: Blessing of the Virgin Mary arrives from the air in Mexico

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A handout photo made available by the Diocese of Queretaro that shows an image of the Virgin of Sorrows as it flies by helicopter over the Diocese that comprises the Sierra de Guanajuato and the State of Queretaro, Mexico.

A figure of the Virgen de los Dolores flew over central Mexico by helicopter this Good Friday in order to maintain the religious tradition without violating the social distancing measures decreed in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virgin of Sorrows flies over Mexico to bless people before COVID-19
A handout photo made available by the Diocese of Queretaro that shows a priest with a statue of the Virgin of Sorrows as it flies by helicopter over the Diocese that comprises the Sierra de Guanajuato and the State of Queretaro, Mexico. EPA-EFE/DIOCESIS DE QUERETARO HANDOUT

 

Photo EPA-EFE/DIOCESIS DE QUERETARO HANDOUT

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