Minutes before the ceremony, Mrs. Boluarte entered the temple wearing the presidential sash.
The term "Te Deum" is Latin for "To You God." It constitutes an ancient hymn of praise to God and represents a thanksgiving to the Almighty.
During the Mass and Te Deum, the celebrant gives thanks to the Supreme Being for Peru's Independence, and in some way reaffirms the link between the Peruvian State and the Catholic Church, which has been present in the country's history since the establishment of the Republic.