With prayers for repentance and renewed family values, thousands of Christians gathered Saturday in Plaza Juárez in Pachuca, Hidalgo, to mark the Great Day of Humility, an international movement of public prayer and evangelism that has spread across Latin America and beyond.
Participants from various denominations and Christian organizations marched, prayed, and sang under the banner of unity and peace for Mexico, a nation still grappling with high levels of crime and insecurity. The gathering included a March for Unity and Peace through downtown streets and concluded with a large rally in the central square.
The call to prayer came against the backdrop of widespread concern over safety. According to the National Urban Public Safety Survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 63.2% of the Mexican population reported feeling unsafe in the second quarter of 2025. While homicides have declined slightly, robberies, assaults, and organized crime continue to drive public fear, especially in urban centers and public spaces such as transport hubs and ATMs.
The Great Day of Humility began with a morning seminar for leaders and an outreach initiative called “Operation Traffic Light,” where volunteers held signs encouraging passersby to draw closer to God. In the afternoon, Christians paraded through the streets of Pachuca waving Mexican and Israeli flags, kneeling in prayer, and chanting “Christ Lives” as motorists paused to watch.
Juárez Avenue, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, was temporarily closed by marchers. The closure lasted only a few minutes and ended without traffic incidents.
The final gathering in Plaza Juárez featured worship music led by Israel García, public Bible readings, and a message of reconciliation with God. Pastor Gerardo Irías of Honduras, who has promoted the Great Day of Humility since 2013, preached the evening sermon, calling the church to repentance.
“Today is the time when God wants a converted and repentant church. We need to change our way of living — this is the moment when God wants a transformed church,” Irías said. He urged believers to live without fear: “Fear paralyzes; a Christian should not fear because Jehovah goes before them.”
Bibles were handed out to attendees who responded to the altar call to accept Jesus.
Since its founding, the Great Day of Humility has been held in public squares in Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Spain, Ecuador, and several African countries, drawing thousands to kneel and pray for families, peace, and national transformation.
Irías, who also leads the Evangelical Fellowship of Honduras, has recently drawn controversy in his home country. A sermon shared widely on social media included harsh criticism of the governments of Nicaragua and Venezuela as examples of the “failure” of leftist ideology, and he also denounced Honduras’s ruling Libre party. The comments provoked swift political backlash.
Earlier this month, Irías led another large-scale mobilization in Honduras called the Prayer Walk, with thousands participating in Tegucigalpa and other cities during the pre-election campaign season.
Based on reporting by Diario Cristiano, Christian Daily International's Spanish edition.
