Honoring Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas

Heidy and Mateo Grimaldo pray during a Mass celebrating Our Lord Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., Jan. 14. The devotion to the "black Christ" hails from Guatemala. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Father Michael O’Connell leads the procession during the Mass celebrating Our Lord Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., in January 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Bishop John Manz greets Roberto Ruiz before the Jan. 14 Mass celebrating Our Lord Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas is carried in a procession before a Jan. 14 Mass in honor if the Black Christ held at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Children walk in the procession in honor if the Black Christ, Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas, at St. Alphonsus Church Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Bishop John Manz speaks during the Mass in honor of Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Dora Grandados prays during the Mass in honor if the Black Christ, Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas, at St. Alphonsus Church Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Bishop John Manz prays during a Mass held in honor if the Black Christ, Nuestro Senor de Esquipulas, at St. Alphonsus Church Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Oswaldo Leon stands with the Black Christ and a Guatamalan flag after a Mass held in honor of Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)

Maria Guerra sings during a Mass celebrating Our Lord Esquipulas at St. Alphonsus Church Jan. 14. (Julie Jaidinger/Chicago Catholic)