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Annual feast day celebrations return to Guadalupe Shrine
Each year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines to honor Mary for her feast day on Dec. 12. This year, pilgrimages began and week early on Dec. 4, 2021 when over 700 members and friends of Club Los Vaqueros Unidos (United Cowboys Club) in Wadsworth made a pilgrimage on horseback. That evening hundreds of truck drivers brought their trailers decorated for the feast to the shrine. And Dec. 11-12, 2021 saw the annual feast day celebrations with pilgrims visiting the shrine over a 48 hour period. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Auxiliary Bishop John Manz prays a blessing. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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From left, Father Manuel Padilla and Auxiliary Bishop Jeff Grob smile at the riders in between blessings. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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Padilla blesses a rider. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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Visitors watch the fireworks. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Torch runners from St. Sylvester present themselves to receive the Guadalupe fire to take back to their parish. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Padilla lights the torch for St. Sylvester Parish. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Torch runners wait for the blessing. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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