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Father Lozano said, “Juan had the strength and the courage to come to the house of God to take his last breath."
Fr. Sajid Lozano says a funeral Mass for Juan, whose body is in the nave, in Jesus the Priest parish in Mexico City, Feb. 21, 2021. (photo: Courtesy photo / Fr. Lozano)
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A church in Mexico City was the scene on Sunday of the death of Juan, a man in his sixties who got down on his knees to pray at the entrance of the church, made his way up the main aisle still on his knees, passed out, and died within minutes in front of the altar.
The same afternoon the parish priest celebrated Juan’s funeral Mass accompanied by several parishioners.
The official report states that Juan entered Jesus the Priest parish church, around noon on Feb. 21, and died shortly thereafter on his knees in front of the altar, about 45 minutes before the start of the afternoon Mass.
The sacristan, who witnessed the man’s collapse, quickly informed the pastor, Fr. Sajid Lozano, who called an ambulance, but “there were several signs indicating there was no more we could do because he had already died,” the priest said.
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Man Dies on His Knees in Front of Altar in Mexico City Church
Fr. Sajid Lozano says a funeral Mass for Juan, whose body is in the nave, in Jesus the Priest parish in Mexico City, Feb. 21, 2021. (photo: Courtesy photo / Fr. Lozano)
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A church in Mexico City was the scene on Sunday of the death of Juan, a man in his sixties who got down on his knees to pray at the entrance of the church, made his way up the main aisle still on his knees, passed out, and died within minutes in front of the altar.
The same afternoon the parish priest celebrated Juan’s funeral Mass accompanied by several parishioners.
The official report states that Juan entered Jesus the Priest parish church, around noon on Feb. 21, and died shortly thereafter on his knees in front of the altar, about 45 minutes before the start of the afternoon Mass.
The sacristan, who witnessed the man’s collapse, quickly informed the pastor, Fr. Sajid Lozano, who called an ambulance, but “there were several signs indicating there was no more we could do because he had already died,” the priest said.
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Man Dies on His Knees in Front of Altar in Mexico City Church
