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Mother of the Americas Parish takes prayers throughout neighborhood

As part of the nine-day novena in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, parishioners from Mother of the Americas Parish in Little Village processed from Mount Sinai Hospital to St. Anthony Hospital in an attempt to reach out to the entire community and the institutions that serve them on Dec. 11, 2021. Each evening parishioners processed from important neighborhood institutions to the church praying the rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants hold a statue of St. Juan Diego before Our Lady of Guadalupe at the start of the procession outside the entrance to Mount Sinai Hospital. (Joyce Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Juan Araiza reads a meditation for a rosary based on the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego. (Joyce Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Altar servers lead the procession from Mount Sinai Hospital to St. Anthony Hospital nearby. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The procession passes by St. Anthony Hospital. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The procession passes by St. Anthony Hospital. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The procession passes by St. Anthony Hospital. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The procession passes by St. Anthony Hospital. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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