Overview
- Long lines formed from before dawn as the Basílica de Jesús de Medinaceli remained open all day, with steady rain failing to deter the flow of devotees.
- Queen Sofía was greeted by applause, moved up the central nave as the organ played the national anthem, crossed herself, and kissed the statue’s right foot before a brief meeting with Capuchin friars.
- Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida said he requested peace, support for vulnerable people, and employment, observing the custom of making three wishes.
- Regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso asked for an end to injustices including abuse, exploitation, and forced marriages of women and girls.
- The revered image is a 1.73‑meter 17th‑century Cristo nazareno carved in Seville, long regarded as miraculous, with a popular tradition of offering three identical coins when asking three wishes.