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Devotion from Mexico inspires love of Jesus through Mary

Bishop Kevin Birmingham was the main celebrant during a special Mass to welcome the Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos statue at Ss. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish on Aug. 14, 2023. The statue visited several parishes where Masses, confessions, processions, rosaries and other traditional devotions take place. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Servers lead the procession at a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Birmingham to welcome the Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos statue at Sts. Genevieve and Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Parish on Aug. 14. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Birmingham incenses the statue. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
People pray during Mass. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
People pack the church for Mass. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Servers kneel before the altar during Mass. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners pray the Our Father during Mass. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Father Diego Cadavid, pastor, distributes Communion to parishioners. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)
Parishioners venerate the statue and take pictures after Mass. (Cindy Flores Mocarski/Chicago Catholic)

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