Lady of Guadalupe crosses cultural lines

“More than 1,000 people see dozens of red roses surrounding a graceful statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in their parish church. They bespeak a Hispanic Catholic devotion nearly five centuries old.

Our Lady of Guadalupe ”” la virgencita, as shes lovingly called ”” is revered by millions as mother-protectress of the poor and the downtrodden. Shes a reason Catholicism took root in Mexico in 1531 and spread throughout the Americas.

Today, devotion to the patroness of the Americas is increasingly crossing cultural lines.”

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