Around a statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe that is illuminated, a multitud slowly forms on the lower levels of the Gruta in the darkness of a ma ana fr a h meda. Flanqued by a Mexican band, the image brings people together on December 12th to celebrate the religious holiday of the Virgen de Guadalupe.
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One of the most significant events for Latinos is the religious festival, which brings together hundreds of people to honor the Virgin Mary with music, dance, and prayers. The event is traditionally celebrated in Mexico with parades and matutina celebrations that draw pilgrims from all across the nation.
Today, as Mexicans, we are celebrating our holiday in another country, according to Lizbeth Nevrez, the herman of the Oblatas de Santa Marta. However, as Mexicans, we are united in celebrating this holiday and entrusting our Mother of Guadalupe to the peace of Mexico and the entire world.
It is believed that on December 12, 1531, the Virgen de Guadalupe appeared to San Juan Diego, a humble indigenous person from Mexico City, spoke to him in his own tongue, and asked that an iglesia be built in his honor. Since then, the Virgen de Guadalupe has been revered as the mother of all people, welcoming and celebrating the diversity of cultures.
“The Virgen Mar also has this hope,” said Padre Leo Hambur, the director of the Gruta. It was abandoned when it arrived in San Juan Diego and is a source of hope for everyone, especially for the abandoned immigrant mothers who must face life in circumstances akin to those of a pesebre.
Hambur focuses on the theme of this ao’s hope at religious celebrations.
“As we celebrate this Adviento, Papa Francisco continues to speak of hope in this world,” said Hambur. With all of this ongoing conflict and all of the violence in the world, we need hope.
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According to Audifas Ruiz, who attended the celebration, the Virgin of Guadalupe is by all means. They celebrate the milagros that have occurred in a variety of ways.
At the beginning of this year, Ruiz went on a pilgrimage to see the beautiful Bas lica of Nuestra Se ora de Talpa in Jalisco, Mexico. “It was a deaf o,” he said, but I appreciate the punishment.
“We would like to know if we can do this,” Ruiz said. To find out if we have four or five as.
Following the previous presentations, the visitors proceeded to the Capilla de Mar, where they recited the Rosario and celebrated the Misa, from the statue of the Virgen de Guadalupe.
On December 12, hundreds of people gathered in the Capilla de Mar to honor the Virgen de Guadalupe in the Gruta.Profenna Chiara
Since the introduction of a Misa in Spanish, the annual celebration in the Gruta has grown over the past almost fifty years. The event’s success is partly due to dedicated volunteers like Mar Ramrez and her husband Roberto Ramrez, who coordinate the Hispanic Ministerio at the Gruta.
I believe that we must honor our mother at all times, but today is really important to Mexicans, said Mar a Ramrez.
She also highlights the community’s and volunteers’ support, which made the event possible.
“It’s great that we have so many volunteers who have always supported and helped us,” she said. At this point, we are really bentecidos. They can also give us a lot of the community’s resources.
Following the service, guests enjoyed pan dulce, tamales, pozole, and champurrado.Profenna Chiara
Following the Mass, the guests gathered in the auditorium beneath the capilla for a meal of pozole, tamales, pan dulce, and champurrado, where they exchanged stories and encouraged a devotion to the Virgen de Guadalupe.
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Chiara Profenna is religious and has cultural ties. You can reach her at 503-221-4327 or [email protected] or chiara-profennaen BlueSky.
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