Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration honors Mexico's patron saint in St. Paul

Many congregants, including Maribel Rangel, and devotees dropped to their knees to pray and light candles to pay reverence to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Many parents dressed their children in costumes of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the peasant farmer Juan Diego, including Paloma Perez who dressed her daughter Anahi Perez, 4, like the Virgin of Guadalupe at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

After a mile-long procession, the Rev. James Bernard led a midnight mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Many devotees crowded in front of the pulpit to have their religious icons blessed after a midnight mass.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Many congregants and devotees dropped to their knees to pray and pay reverence to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Luis Angel Zuniga Torres, 3, waits for his father as he dropped to his knees to pray and pay reverence to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Members of "Los Alegres Bailadores," perform after a mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Hundreds of people made their way to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine to pay homage to the Virgin Mary. After a mass, congregants were treated to music and Mexican hot chocolate and pastries. The three-day event started on Saturday, Dec. 9 through Dec. 12 in St. Paul, MN. Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Roman Catholicism, the Virgin Mary in her appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular religious devotions. Her image has played an important role as a national symbol of Mexico and Latin America. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Members of "Los Alegres Bailadores," perform after a mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Hundreds of people made their way to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine to pay homage to the Virgin Mary. After a mass, congregants were treated to music and Mexican hot chocolate and pastries. The three-day event started on Saturday, Dec. 9 through Dec. 12 in St. Paul, MN. Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Roman Catholicism, the Virgin Mary in her appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular religious devotions. Her image has played an important role as a national symbol of Mexico and Latin America. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com

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Holding her 3-week-old baby Azul Gomez, Karen Gomez lays roses before the altar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Hundreds of people made their way to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shrine to pay homage to the Virgin Mary. After a mass, congregants were treated to music and Mexican hot chocolate and pastries. The three-day event started on Saturday, Dec. 9 through Dec. 12 in St. Paul, MN. Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Roman Catholicism, the Virgin Mary in her appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the religious life of Mexico and is one of the most popular religious devotions. Her image has played an important role as a national symbol of Mexico and Latin America. ] Elizabeth Flores • liz.flores@startribune.com

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Many braved the cold to join a procession from El Burrito Mercado to Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Maribel Rangel braved the cold to join a procession.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Many braved the cold to join a procession from El Burrito Mercado to Our Lady of Guadalupe Diocesan Shine.

Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune