Archbishop Ignacio Velasco of Caracas, after offering Mass in the cathedral on the feast of Blessed Josemaria, unveiled a plaque commemorating the visit of the Founder of Opus Dei to the cathedral in February, 1975. On that occasion Blessed Josemaria came to adore the Blessed Sacrament and to pray for the Church and for all Venezuelans, through the mediation of the Blessed Virgin.