The traditional call for the Catholic church during each August 7 brings together hundreds of believers to participate in the feast of San Cayetano around the sanctuary located in Cuzco 150.
This annual appointment transforms the neighborhood of Liniers into a meeting point for those who deposit their hopes and thanks in the holy patron saint.
The political component will also be present, with trade union representatives and several mayors who will march from 8 AM alongside social movements to the Plaza de Mayo under the slogan “Peace, bread, land, roof, and work.”
18 Photos of the Pilgrimage to San Cayetano
A tour of the long lines of faithful in the early hours of Liniers. The colorful liturgy around the figure of the patron of bread and work
Masses Schedules during Today
From 4 in the morning today, the Masses for San Cayetano commence at the Sanctuary of Liniers.
The schedules of this holy day will be at 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, and 23 hours.
Each of these masses will be presided over by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Monsignor Jorge García Cuerva. After each mass, he will greet the pilgrims.
There will also be opportunities for blessings and confessions throughout the day outside the temple.
Video: The First Blessings during the Early Morning
The temple located in Cuzco 150 welcomed the first pilgrims who approached the San Cayetano Sanctuary, making their traditional vigil on the site.
Blessings, masses, and prayers to the patron saint of bread and work will be the highlights throughout the day today in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Liniers.
Street Cuts in Liniers for the Pilgrimage
From this morning until 8 o’clock Friday, there is a restriction in vehicular circulation at various points in CABA:
- Total cut of Bynon between Cuzco and Barragán.
- Total cut of Viedma FCO between Cuzco and Madero.
- Total cut of Viedma FCO between Barragán and Argentine reservists.
- Total cut of Cuzco between Av. Rivadavia and Amadeo Jacques.
- Total cuts between Fco. De Viedma and Amadeo Jacques.
- Total cut between Fco. De Viedma and Av. Juan B. Justo.
- Total cut of Casco between Fco. De Viedma and Amadeo Jacques.
- Total cut of Madero between Fco. De Viedma and Amadeo Jacques.
- Total cut of Barragán between Av. Rivadavia and Av. Reservistas Argentinos.
- Total cut of Gallardo between Av. Juan B Justo and Av. Reservistas Argentinos.
- Total cut of Av. Argentine reservists between Barragán and its intersection with FFCC roads. Sarmiento.
- Total cut of Barragán between Av. Juan B. Justo and Av. Álvarez Jonte.
- Total cut of Av. Álvarez Jonte between Av. Juan B. Justo and Av. Argentine Reserve.
- Total cut of Roffo between Cuzco and Av. Gral. Paz.
- Partial cut of Juan B. Justo between Av. Álvarez Jonte and San Blas.
- Total cut of Gallardo between Au Perito Moreno and its intersection with FFCC roads. Sarmiento.
- Total closure of access from the Au6 Perito Moreno highway in Barragán (East-West direction) and the entrance to the Au6 Perito Moreno highway in Barragán (West-East direction).
- Closing of the ramp to the Au6 Perito Moreno highway in Gallardo (East-West direction).
- Total closure of exits from the Au6 Perito Moreno highway in Gallardo, both directions.
The March of San Cayetano will add a Wide Opposition Front to Protest Against the Government
Intenders of the PJ decided to join the mobilization of social movements, which will go from Liniers to Plaza de Mayo. The CGT, the two CTA, La Cámpora, and the left will be present
Several Buenos Aires mayors of the PJ will add their protesters to the CGT, two CTA, social movements, and political groups for the San Cayetano march against the government, which will be held on Thursday, from 8 AM, starting from the church of San Cayetano to Plaza de Mayo with the slogan “Peace, bread, land, roof, and work.”
Songs, Prayer, and Hundreds of Faithful: This is How the Vigil of San Cayetano Was Lived That Overflowed the Liniers Neighborhood
The faithful gathered in the Buenos Aires sanctuary to celebrate the Saint on his day. After the patron’s image was praised on a stage, this Thursday at 11:00 hours, the central mass will be held.
Like every year, hundreds of believers gathered in the San Cayetano Sanctuary in the neighborhood of Liniers to participate in preparations for the celebration of the holy day, known as the patron of bread and work. The songs and prayers resonated in honor of the saint.
