In 2022, Father Eduardo Chávez, one of the greatest experts on the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, blessed the image placed on the cliff.
Reporter Edgar Galicia of Azteca Noticias recently toured the area and discovered that the small statue placed in the grotto had not suffered any damage during the passage of Hurricane Otis. The only damage observed from the storm, which had winds exceeding 185 miles per hour, was to some of the lights that adorned the image.
“It’s truly a beautiful thing,” Galicia said in a video posted Nov. 1 on X, “ to know that this Virgin, who for many years has ‘made the sign of the cross’ over many divers here, is doing well, because it’s from here where they throw themselves into the sea.”
The Virgin Mary, ‘Mother of Hope’
Given the surprising occurrence, Father Rafael Valencia, vicar general and spokesman for the Archdiocese of Acapulco, spoke with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, about the importance of the Virgin Mary as a source of consolation in times of adversity.
“The Virgin Mary is the mother of hope. In this difficult moment, she encourages us to hold firm the hope that springs from our faith in Jesus Christ Our Lord, to feel accompanied by her and her son, her Jesus,“ Valencia said.