Shrine sees more visitors since church dedication Oct 11, 2008
A construction crew still is working to complete the Memorial to the Unborn, which is scheduled for dedication Dec. 12 on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Archbishop Raymond Burke, founder of the shrine who moved to Rome in August, will lead the 10 a.m. event and then celebrate Mass. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Guadalupe Lupe Ybarra Gonzales Jul 30, 2008
He was born Dec. 12, 1922, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Jerome, Ariz. to Praxedis and Librada (Ybarra) Gonzalez, who had immigrated to the United States from Jalisco, Mexico. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Children celebrate with Spanish Mass Dec 14, 2007
Carrying a cross, waving flags and carrying roses, the 48 children marched to Spanish music down the aisle of the church to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. About 1530, an Aztec Indian went up on a hill and Our Lady appeared to him, explained Fr. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Church celebrates Hispanic tradition Dec 14, 2007
Each year, the evening service recognizes the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a walk from the county court house to St. Anthony's. "Where we come from, this is a very important day," said Casper resident and southern Mexico native Beatriz Saldivar. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Mass honors Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec 13, 2007
Anyone near St. Paul Cathedral knew that last night was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A mariachi band played on the steps before Mass, drawing a crowd on the Oakland street. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Forty marry en masse to celebrate holy day Dec 13, 2007
They came to marry before God on what is, for Mexicans, one of the holiest days of the year -- the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as the Virgin Mary is known in Mexico ... Monica Duran and her husband, Geronimo Meza, of Raleigh, pray along with 19 other couples who were married Wednesday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Fuquay-Varina on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ... The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12 marks the events of 1531 when, as legend goes, the Virgin Mary appeared... (News & Observer)
From the Star Courier files at Kewanee Public Library Dec 12, 2007
- Kewanee s St. Francis of Assisi Parish will hold a celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Sunday. Father Robert Prendergast will preside at a 5 p.m. Mass to be followed by a feast in the church hall. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Special Mass ceremony honors the Virgin Mary Dec 10, 2007
I always love coming to this parish, but especially for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. . (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Local churches to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec 7, 2007
Churches throughout the country and Latin America will fill with worshippers before dawn to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which marks an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 16th-century Mexico ... While other churches with a significant Latino population will hold predawn services Dec. 12, the official Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Patrick's celebration started nine days earlier at the church's Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. (North County Times)
Advent a time to slow down, refocus on season's meaning Dec 3, 2007
In the Catholic church, several feasts, or holy days, are celebrated during Advent, including the Feast of St. Nicholas on Dec. 6, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, Titus said. All are aimed at the same purpose, he said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Kucinich 'Connects' with Everyday Citizens at Massive Iowa Presidential Forum Dec 2, 2007
It happened, the speaker said, her voice choked with emotion, on the hallowed feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Kucinich walked across the stage and asked her to look at his watch. (PR Newswire)
Council to vote on Wedgewood developers agreement Nov 11, 2007
The first is from St. Theodore Catholic Church to coordinate a Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe processional at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. This is the third year for the processional. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Saintly woman was also a tough patient Oct 8, 2007
There was great difficulty getting it to Calcutta, and it arrived Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mother Teresa didn't want to use it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
365 churches in 365 days: On a mission for God A Chicago pilgrim is blogging his way around the world promoting the ties that unite all Catholics Apr 7, 2007
His plans have him in Jerusalem by Pentecost on May 27 and in Mexico by December for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It hasn't been easy. (FOX59, IN)
