Jerusalem's Easter message is ‘your home is your church’
Virtual church and stay-at-home services have replaced physical presence in churches in Jerusalem due to the coronavirus, as church leaders are trying to deal with the needs of the faithful using modern technology and age-old empathy and concern for the needy.
The strict social distancing measures and the governmental closure of churches to the faithful have led to an increase in the use of technology to transmit church services, as leaders are calling on their parish members to turn their homes into churches.
Attention is focused on Jerusalem, where Passion Week (Holy Week) is celebrated with the carrying of the cross along the 12 stations on the Via Dolorosa in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Good Friday services, the Holy Fire on Saturday, ending with Easter Sunday. The Via Dolorosa is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion.
