Furthermore, he encouraged those present to make Mary’s “yes” their own at the Annunciation, at the foot of the Cross and at Pentecost. A “yes” that appears reflected in the image, “wounded by war shrapnel” and that has suffered “vandalism” and that is specified in that “the Virgin in the face of this violence does not respond with violence” but “with a yes.” redeemer, with a yes of love that goes beyond death.”
Before proceeding with the blessing, and after recommending the blessing text of the image, especially for university students, as a guide for their Christian actions, the prelate expressed a wish to those present: “May the Virgin that you see be engraved in your heart, so that the heart of each one of us and of all those who pass by here, is transformed and thus the Virgin brings peace to our hearts and through this, to our society.”
The parish priest of San Juan Crisóstomo, Father Fernando Simón, at the end of the event and after saying some words of gratitude to all those who have made this restoration possible, addressed the young people in particular: