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Youth group members consecrate themselves to Mary

Twenty-one members of the youth group Iskali consecrated their lives at an April 28 Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop John Manz at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights.
Dancers perform before a Mass at Misión San Juan Diego April 28. Auxiliary Bishop John Manz and Father Ronald Hicks, vicar general for the Archdiocese of Chicago, presided at a commissioning ceremony for 21 Spanish-speaking laypeople who consecrated their lives to Mary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
José Barrera wipes away tears as he professes his devotion to Mary with his wife, Graciela, and daughter Stephanie during a commissioning ceremony April 28, 2018, at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Auxiliary Bishop John Manz and Father Ronald Hicks, vicar general for the Archdiocese of Chicago, present Vicente Del Real Alvarez with a ring during a ceremony in which 21 members of the Iskali youth group consecrated themselves to Mary April 28, 2018, at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Auxiliary Bishop John Manz and Father Ronald Hicks, vicar general for the Archdiocese of Chicago, preside at an April 28, 2018, commissioning ceremony for 21 laypeople at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ariadna L. Nunez Martinez signs the statues of the Iskali youth group during an April 28, 2018, ceremony. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Adrian Ramirez, Lauran Angelica Villa Ocampo, Ricardo Noel Ramos and Rosalinda Ramos pronounce the prayer of consecration to Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Auxiliary Bishop John Manz and Father Ronald Hicks, vicar general for the Archdiocese of Chicago, preside at a commissioning ceremony for 21 laypeople at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights on April 28, 2018. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A deacon places statues of the Holy Family at the consecration ceremony. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop John Manz elevates the Blood of Christ during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Ricardo Noel Ramos prays following Communion at a Mass at which 21 laypeople consecrated themselves to Mary April 28. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Barrera family receive congratulations from a family member following Mass at Misión San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights on April 28. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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