Even the statue of Saint Jude, the patron said of desperate cases and lost causes, wore a mask at a service in Mexico City on Tuesday by Roman Catholics praying for help against the swine flu outbreak. Thanks to photographers Jorge Dan and Daniel Aguilar for these images:
A parishioner wears a surgical mask as he carries a statue of Saint Jude, who he protected with a mask as well, during a pilgrimage outside the San Hipolito church in Mexico City on April 28, 2009/Jorge Dan
Followers of Saint Jude pray outside church in Mexico City on April 28, 2009/Daniel Aguilar
