Guadalupe shrine hosts rosary for peace

Visitors and staff at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines walked the grounds reciting the rosary and praying for World Peace on Oct. 21, 2023. Patrons took turns carrying a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A woman holds onto a rosary in preparation for the walk on Oct. 21, 2023 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants hold flowers they will bring back to the grotto and place near the Our Lady of Guadalupe icon at the end of the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Youth joined in the rosary before beginning the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants make two lines to form the procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A young man carries the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe through the shrine. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Two boys prepare for the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Men carry the statue as the group leaves for the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The group heads out of the grotto at the beginning of the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Women carry rosaries and pray during the walk. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The group makes their way around the grounds. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Leticia Zabata leads the rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Left, Father Jesus Puentes, associate rector, prays a decade of the rosary as participants process with a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A youth holds a flower while praying the rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Worshippers stop to pray for peace along the route. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
The group enters the grotto for final prayers. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Puentes blesses participants with holy water. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Worshippers say closing prayers including the Our Father after finishing the walk and rosary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Two women share a smile at the closing of the event. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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