Emilia vexler
10/03/2020 - 9:59
Clarín.com
Society
It is 8.30 in
San Cayetano
.
The Virgin is not where she should be.
It is in the middle of the sanctuary.
Not next to the Cross.
In fact, it's ahead of the cuz.
On a table, with a white tablecloth, next to the lectern, the image is not badly located.
It is in the most attractive and at the same time most comfortable place to put it on the
official truck heading to Luján
.
This time, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,
there will be no Luján pilgrimage
.
Not at least with the masses of people walking from Liniers through Rivadavia.
With mates and guitars.
The proposal is to
follow the course by streaming
.
That is historical.
Also sad for devotees, who follow religion behind the chinstrap.
As the organization's authorities told
Clarín
, the
time of the Virgin's departure was kept secret
.
"We didn't want anyone to get close," says Virginia Bonard.
Added to the preparations in San Cayetano to take the Virgin are strong security operations in Luján.
(Guillermo Rodríguez Adami)
In fact, San Cayetano is "closed."
Access to the press was through the Collector of General Paz and it was heavily guarded.
Template by means of, two officers registered names and surnames and it was necessary to make the step of the left sole and right sole to sanitize the shoes.
There, right after, you entered through one of the sides of the church.
And the Virgin appeared
.
In the place where it shouldn't be.
The question was whether or not the faithful would dare to follow her, even by car.
By 8:45, no one was in single file in front of the Liniers sanctuary.
At 7 pm there will be the central mass in the Basilica of Luján
.
Everything from the
@LaPereLujan
accounts
on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
This was requested by
Cardinal Mario Poli
in a meeting of spiritual reflection with the volunteers of the
Health and Support Posts that this year will not be able to serve
the pilgrims of Luján
on the route
given the restrictions of the pandemic.
“It seems to me that Our Lady is teaching us that we always go to her house to visit.
This time we have to accept that he comes to our visiting houses
.
Let Her do 'the Visitation' as She did with her cousin Elizabeth.
Let us open the doors of the heart, of our house, if we have an image we light a candle for her, we know that She is in body and soul, in Heaven and on Earth ”, said the Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
The faithful of the Virgin of Luján share with the Instagram that follows the pilgrimage photos of the little virgin on their home altars.
The point is that, said the organizers, "doctors, ambulances, nurses and security forces are fully dedicated to the care of COVID patients."
By 8:50, the image moved again
.
This time, for the light of the flashes and the cameras.
In addition, the flame, in front of her, with oil, had to be protected from the side wind of the entrance.
There was little left to be "motorized."
The "covid technology" was already seen in the temple with the cabin so that up to 20 people were sanitized at the same time that the City allowed in the temples.
The faithful of the Virgin of Luján share with the Instagram that follows the pilgrimage photos of the little virgin on their home altars.
“The nostalgia felt for not having people preparing for the pilgrimage is tremendous.
This day is a unique celebration.
But we understand and celebrate that the faithful have listened to us, as we said on the networks, and do not come.
There are inspectors on the highway who will also check that the Virgin is not followed in traffic, "said Liliana, part of the group of organizers.
Online programming would feature interviews, music and virtual blessings.
For example,
at 6:00 p.m. the Rosary will be prayed from Luján and at 7:00 p.m. a candle will be lit
at the beginning of the central mass to remain united by the pilgrim spirit.
Another virtual gesture: every hour will be prayed for a specific intention, which will be announced by pilgrims from different parts of the country.
There is faith.
But there is also the coronavirus.
The Municipality of Luján warned that it would maintain a strong control operation
to prevent visitors from entering as part of the 46th Youth Pilgrimage to Luján.
To ensure compliance, posts were installed in conjunction with the police and road safety forces.
At 9 o'clock, mass began in the “exit” temple.
One of the most striking images of faith in a pandemic, perhaps, occurred this Saturday, when the priest Juan Carlos Ares threw holy water at the television cameras.
The idea was for it to "reach" the pilgrims at home.
But it got to the cameramen.
At 9.17.
The Virgin was put into the truck.
A group of social networks will travel with her the 60 kilometers to Lujan.
AC