On the 27th May in Mexico City, the pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe took place, beginning with a procession along the Calzada de Guadalupe to the Basilica where the Eucharist was celebrated presided over by Fr. Massimo Fusarelli. At the beginning, the message of Pope Francis was read to the bishops, friars and faithful who have gathered to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the twelve apostles from Spain to Mexico: "When those friars minor arrived, their hearts and lives were filled with the joy of the Gospel, they had the certainty of being bearers of a hope that does not disappoint. but it is a source of joy... We must listen to you again and proclaim the Gospel always with renewed creativity, this is the mission that you still maintain today," the message said. The Pope also urged the friars to continue to put into practice the nickname "Motolinía" which they received from the indigenous people for living as poor people in the midst of the poor.
Later, the Minister General in his homily said: "Our Lady of Guadalupe is an extraordinary and wonderful example of inculturation. Which he expressed through the way he presented himself, in the words of St. Francis: 'The virgin made Church', she should be and is the true model for us, the Church of God, the Church that can witness to all that heaven is not a fairy tale and is not far away, that God is not only above and is not unreachable, but he is here with us, among us, living together and building a true life."
In the afternoon, the meeting of the Provincial Ministers of UCLAF and the General Government closed with a dialogue in the auditorium of the Fray García de Cisneros Educational Centre. In the evening, they participated in an ecumenical prayer at Holy Trinity Methodist Church for the churches and for peace in the world with Bishop Agustín Altamirano Ramos of the Methodist Church and pastors Edith Molina Valerio and Elizabeth Romero Ríos.
