Students pay homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Students from Epiphany/Good Shepherd School carried roses and images to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe as they walked from Epiphany, 4223 W. 25th St., to Good Shepherd Church, 2735 S. Kolin Ave., during the 3rd Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe procession, Mass and celebration on Dec. 8, 2022. The students placed roses at an outdoor shrine following Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Principal Scott Ernst and Lori Martinez, secretary at the school, lead students in a procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students carry roses to leave at the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students carry roses to leave at the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students carry roses to leave at the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
First grader Lena Ernst examines her rose. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sixth grader Andrea Gayton prays during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Students receive Communion or a blessing during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Fifth grader Grecia Ortiz-Valles dances at the Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Principal Scott Ernst directs the children to the shrine so they have all individual time with for prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Pre-schoolers Valeria Aguirre and Daniela Martinez-Lemus hold the hands of Evelyn Martinez-Mancilla, an eighth grader, while they walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Younger students are escorted to the shrine by their older student buddies. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Pre-school student Fernando Avila leaves a rose by the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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