Madrid capital has celebrated, as on May 15 for San Isidro, another of its great days. The Almudena Day has been marked in 2021 by the return to the activities in honor of the Virgin that are more relaxed in terms of restrictions due to the pandemic. The cardinal archbishop of Madrid has started the mass in honor of the patron saint of Madrid, conveying his "joy" at being able to celebrate it, something that implies that "the worst of the pandemic has been left behind." This year he wanted to focus on building a "culture of care" because "no one is saved alone" in the face of a health, economi


Madrid capital has celebrated, as on May 15 for San Isidro, another of its great days. The Almudena Day has been marked in 2021 by the return to the activities in honor of the Virgin that are more relaxed in terms of restrictions due to the pandemic. The cardinal archbishop of Madrid has started the mass in honor of the patron saint of Madrid, conveying his "joy" at being able to celebrate it, something that implies that "the worst of the pandemic has been left behind." This year he wanted to focus on building a "culture of care" because "no one is saved alone" in the face of a health, economic, social, environmental and food crisis. "In the last year and a half we have discovered ourselves fragile and full of fear; our vulnerability has raised doubts and perplexities in us and the cracks in our lifestyles and the ways of organizing our societies have come to light," he described.


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