Overview
- In Palpalá, families and youth escorted the sacred image roughly 8 km to the Santuario de la Virgen del Rosario de Río Blanco y Paypaya for the farewell Mass.
- Bishop César Daniel Fernández led the celebration, praising Mary’s steadfast faith and underscoring mothers’ role in passing on belief, with a plea to support youth against temptations.
- The final Sunday coincided with Argentina’s Mother’s Day, drawing a large turnout to conclude the monthlong devotions.
- In Saavedra, the traditional procession to the Ermita went ahead this weekend after last week’s weather delay, with Archbishop Carlos Aspiroz Costa preaching on mercy, hope and the value of pilgrimage.
- Community participation in Saavedra included volunteer firefighters and a military band, and the traditional carriage was restored by Unidad Penitenciaria Nº 19.