Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
On December 12, the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and a symbol of love and strength for Latin Americans and people all over the world. Read more about the history of this feast here.
Here are some ways you can celebrate this feast day:
- Take action for immigrants: Use this action alert from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Justice for Immigrants Campaign to urge Congress to include immigrants and refugees in the upcoming COVID-19 relief package.
- Explore this toolkit from the USCCB for celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which includes the story of Juan Diego and the tilma of Our Lady, prayers, facts about migration, and much more.
- Attend a virtual or social-distanced celebration: Dioceses and groups across the country are hosting events to celebrate the feast day.
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles, 10:30am Pacific time
- Archdiocese of Washington, 1:00pm Eastern time
- Archdiocese of Chicago, various scheduled events
- Diocese of Salt Lake City, various scheduled events
- Diocese of Colorado Springs, 11:00am Mountain time
- Diocese of Phoenix, 10:00am Mountain time
- St. Mary’s College (CA) virtual mass