People join the Walk with Mary procession on Dec. 14 that wound through the streets of Washington, D.C., from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at a Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. People carried flags representing the different American countries represented in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Men carrying a platform bearing a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe join pilgrims in the Walk with Mary procession as it wound through the streets of Washington, D.C. on Dec. 14, 2024. The procession began at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart and concluded at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a Mass to honor the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Thousands of pilgrims in the Walk with Mary procession wind their way through the streets of Washington toward the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant for a Mass on Dec. 14, 2024 honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Men carrying a platform bearing a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe enter the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 14, 2024, as the Walk with Mary procession arrived at the basilica for a Mass celebrated by Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory to honor the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during the Walk with Mary Mass on Dec. 14, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The annual Mass and procession, sponsored by the Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, honors Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory incenses the altar at a Dec. 14 Walk with Mary Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. Flags from American nations represented in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington were carried in a procession to the altar before the Mass and displayed in the basilica’s sanctuary. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Traditional Aztec dancers perform at the beginning of the Walk with Mary Mass on Dec. 14, 2024 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The annual Mass and procession, sponsored by the Office of Cultural Diversity and Outreach of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, honors Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
At the beginning of the Walk with Mary Mass on Dec. 14 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas, a man portraying St. Juan Diego displays his tilma bearing her image. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar gives his homily at the Walk with Mary Mass on Dec. 14 at the National Shrine that followed a procession through the streets of Washington honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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