Shrine hosts relics in honor of Fatima anniversary

The Shrine of Our Lady pf Guadalupe in Des Plaines hosted relics of Pope John Paul II, Mother Theresa, the Fatima children and St. John Vianney on Oct. 11. The event was part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

The faithful brave a steady downpour for an Oct. 11 Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Father Esequiel Sanchez, rector at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, gives the homily at an Oct. 11 Mass that was part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Father Esequiel Sanchez, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, celebrates Mass Oct. 11. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Father Esequiel Sanchez, rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, carries the relic of St. John Paul II after Mass Oct. 11 for the faithful to venerate. As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, the shrine hosted relics of St. John Paul II, Mother Teresa, the Fatima children and St. John Vianney. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Father Esequiel Sanchez, Rector at the shrine, holds the relic of Pope John Paul II for the faithful to venerate following Mass. As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, when three children say they saw a vision of the Virgin Mary in Portugal, The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines hosted relics of Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa, the Fatima Children and St. John Vianney on Oct. 11. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Deacon Javier Medina holds relics of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Martos — two of the children to whom Mary appeared at Fatima, Portugal — for veneration at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Oct. 11. As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, the shrine hosted relics of St. John Paul II, St. Teresa of Kolkata, the Fatima children and St. John Vianney. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)