“Confrontation” and “Argentine DNA”: the message of the archbishop of Buenos Aires on the pilgrimage to Luján

The archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge García Cuerva, He assured this morning that “confrontation is in Argentine DNA” and that “we have to reverse this together.” He did it minutes before starting the 50th pilgrimage to Lujan on foot.

“Sometimes at home, when we get together to eat, we say ‘let’s not talk about football, or politics, or religion’, because we already assume that we are going to fight,” he pointed out.

“We have to reverse this together and what better way than to ask the mother, who makes us aware that we are children and brothers”he said in statements to TN. Along these lines, the priest, who will walk the 60 kilometers of the pilgrimage to the iconic Basilica, asked for dialogue between the different sectors, and said that it is essential to “listen to each other.”

“Actually, when we talk I’m waiting for you to finish so I can respond. So we have to correct many attitudes. I believe that each one with sincerity, in front of the mother, can do it and among all, seek unity,” he added.

Thousands of files are already walking towards Luján

The 50th edition of the Pilgrimage to Luján 2024 It is already underway. Although the departure time was agreed upon at 10 of this Saturday, October 5, after mass at Sanctuary of Saint Cajetanin Liniers, thousands of faithful have already set out on their way to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján.

This year the motto of the walk is “Mother, under your gaze we seek unity“. Since early in the morning, hundreds of faithful gathered in the vicinity of Cuzco and Bynon streets to prepare for the test of faith. In total, the walk extends 63 kilometers and crosses important districts of the province of Buenos Aires, such as Morón, Merlo, Moreno and General Rodríguez.

Many pilgrims began the walk early, on a day that will present one of its greatest challenges come midday, when temperatures reach 26° in the AMBA. For the event there will be available 50 health posts along National Route No. 7 and, in addition, There will be street closures and additional train service.

The request for Loan in the Pilgrimage to Lujan

Within the framework of the pilgrimage to Luján, some faithful echoed the request for Justice for Loan Danilo Peña, who disappeared on June 13 in the rural area of ​​Algarrobal, near the town of 9 de Julio, in the province of Currents. Today, 114 days laterthe child remains absent.

Before the walk begins, a woman – who was carrying a sign that said “Loan present” – was interviewed by the C5N channel. “ I walk for Loan and for all the children of the country“, she explained when asked about her request.

“Most of us women are mothers, we are grandmothers, This country is already missing a child. And that’s Loan. It has to be. I never lost faith that it will appear“explained the woman.

“We all have to carry Loan in our hearts so that it appears safe and soundlike he was in his little house,” the woman added. “The children don’t touch each other. A child is sacred. Present Loan“said the pilgrim who will take her special request to the Virgin of Luján.