More than 200 members of Club Los Vaqueros Unidos (United Cowboys Club) from the Chicago area make their way to place roses at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Dec. 1, 2018. The annual horseback pilgrimage leads up to two days of festivities Dec. 11-12, when more than 100,000 people make a pilgrimage to the shrine for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The feast celebrates the appearance of Mary to indigenous peasant St. Juan Diego in 1531 near present-day Mexico City.
Guadalupe is a message of communion amid mixed cultures, pope says Our Lady of Guadalupe is a message of “mestizaje,” or a fusion of cultures that leads to an encounter between humanity and God, Pope Francis said.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza opens at Shrine of Christ’s Passion Catholics from the Archdiocese of Chicago joined hundreds of others to celebrate the blessing and dedication of a new Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza, outdoor shrine and chapel at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John, Indiana, on May 22.
Annual feast day celebrations return to Guadalupe Shrine After canceling the annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last year because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines once again welcomed pilgrims Dec. 11-12.