The decorator and creator of the Gramineas Deco community traveled to Luján with her family and a group of friends to participate in the large Mass for Pope Leo XIV. There were 37 people, adults and children alike, who shared a day that moved them and strengthened their faith. In an interview with Para Ti, Dolores Orallo revealed how she experienced that encounter, what moved her the most, and why she returned with renewed hope.
“For us the experience was incredible, it felt like renewing our faith”
–How did the decision to travel to Luján with your family to participate in the Mass of Pope Leo XIV come about? What did it mean for you to be there?
-Along with a group of families and friends, we are part of the Christian movement for rugby-related people and we constantly motivate each other to stay on the path of faith. One member suggested going to Luján for the Pope Leo XIV’s Mass, and we didn’t hesitate. We were 37, including adults and children. For us the experience was incredible, it felt like renewing our faith.
“When in the Mass we all prayed the Our Father together, my skin crawled with goosebumps”
–In your Instagram post you said you were moved by seeing so many Argentines gathered and praying. What affected you most about that image and the atmosphere?
-It was very moving. There were priests in different sectors hearing confessions. I had the opportunity to confess to one, and I was surprised that they were there giving their time to accompany those of us who came to Luján, instead of staying in the front row watching the Pope. It’s an example of service.
When in the Mass we all prayed the Our Father together the goosebumps ran down my skin. There were 3.5 million people praying at the same time. I had never seen anything like it, and it was incredible.
“With his humility and simplicity he showed us a Church that is close to people and in service, which was very moving”
–You wrote that you return with hope because you saw an Argentina with faith. What did this experience leave you with, and what do you think the Pope’s message represents for Argentines?
-Something that surprised me, and we discussed it among all of us, was the number of youth groups there. That gives me hope for what lies ahead! There were countless people eager to follow the path suggested by Pope Leo.
One of his many messages is to go out to meet others, in a world that constantly drives us to look at ourselves, he invites us to look at the person beside us.
With his humility and simplicity he showed us a Church that is close and in service, which was very moving.
“Without a doubt, a family experience we will remember forever”
–You also shared the phrase ” Hoy ganó el Amor” . What feeling did you take away after the Mass, and what would you like to linger from that encounter?
-The Pope told us: “Bienvenidos todos, vayan y anuncien”. We left the Mass fired up, eager to tell the whole world that Dios es Amor, que este es el camino. That’s why I dared to share what I lived on my Gramineas Deco account, where I have a very large community.
The Pope emphasized living with joy and gratitude, and that was lived in Luján!
Without a doubt, a family experience we will remember forever.
