Remembering loved ones on Day of the Dead

Families created traditional altars on the grounds surrounding the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines in honor of their deceased loved ones, with photos, memorabilia, their favorite foods and the traditional pan de muerto, or bread of the dead, to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, on Nov. 2, 2023. Priests and deacons from the shrine blessed the altars and prayed with participants following a Mass for All Souls' Day in the chapel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Children collect candy at one of the altar stops on Nov. 2, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Families created traditional altars on the grounds surrounding the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
An offrenda displaying pictures of Father John Smyth, Cardinal Francis George, Bishop John Manz and Bishop Kevin Birmingham. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A family gathers around their offrenda. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A young boy choses a traditional pan de muerto at one of the offrendas. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A man arranges some items on his family altar. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Families created traditional altars on the grounds surrounding the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A women lights a candle at the altar for the Monaguillos family. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Families created traditional altars on the grounds surrounding the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Deacon Ramon Velazquez prays with a family and blesses their altar following Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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