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Rain keeps the Virgen de la Almudena inside the cathedral
Rain meant that the meeting between the image and the faithful had to take place inside the Almudena Cathedral. The anderos carried her through the church, and Archbishop José Cobo asked for the patron saint to be symbolically taken through the city.
At the end of the solemn mass, the anderos brought the image closer to the faithful gathered inside the Catedral de la Almudena.
Rain prevented the traditional procession from passing through the streets of Madrid. Archbishop José Cobo announced the decision at the end of the mass and encouraged those present to carry the patroness "from the heart" to different corners of the city.
Cobo suggested continuing the procession symbolically in everyday life. He explained that the faithful could take her with them when going home, to work, or to study, as well as in their parishes and communities.
The image wore a black ribbon in memory of the victims of the Urda train accident. It also carried two replicas of the Rosa de Oro given by Papa León XIV during his visit to Madrid: one held by the Virgin and another in the hand of the Niño Jesús.