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Father Carlos Ramon wears a surgical mask, to help prevent being infected with the swine flu, as he gives communion during a service at Mercy Church on April 28, 2009 in Mexico City, Mexico. Devotees of the church worship the patron saint of death known locally as La Santa Muerte.

I was struck by the lowering of her mask to accept communion - I wonder if people visiting church felt hesitation as they approached this moment, or if the familiarity of the act or perhaps the comfort of faith overtook health concerns?

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