He Pope Leo XIV He said goodbye to the young people who attended the vigil at the Lima Squarewhich has brought together more than half a million people, amid shouts of ‘Long live the Pope’ and with a fireworks display after leaving the stage to the rhythm of the trip’s anthem.
At 10:30 p.m., the pontiff said goodbye to the thousands of attendees, waving from the stage after having spoken with the young people and having celebrated Eucharistic adoration. He did so amid applause from the thousands of attendees who chanted his name and shouted ‘Long live the Pope’ or ‘León, friend, Spain is with you’ and with fireworks that lasted around seven minutes.
After their arrival in the Plaza de Lima at 8:45 p.m. and the welcoming words of the Archbishop of Madrid, the adaptation of the parable of the Good Samaritan from the musical Godspell was performed, directed and produced by Antonio Banderas, who was among the attendees.
In a more secluded and welcoming space located on the right side of the stage, on the second floor, the dialogue with the young people has developed. Leo
At the end of this dialogue, the pontiff signed the Byzantine-style pilgrim cross made by Madrid artisan Samuel González for the occasion.
“It is a cross that will accompany us in all the moments that we young people of the Madrid Church and that will always remind us of the meeting we had with you this afternoon,” one of the young people told him.
At 9:35 p.m., the Pope retired to the sacristy to dress for Eucharistic adoration, which began ten minutes later.
With absolute silence in the Plaza de Lima, where this afternoon more than half a million people have gathered to attend the vigil, and with five images of paintings from the Prado Museum that reproduce “luminous moments” that have been prayed on the giant screen on the stage, this liturgical part has started with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
It also included moments of prayer, choir songs, Gospel readings, petitions read by some of the thirty young people who accompanied the Pope on the stage converted into an altar and a prayer from the Holy Father, whose blessing brought the adoration to an end.
Despite the solemnity and recollection of this moment, cheers could be heard at various times.
