Our Lady of Guadalupe and John Paul II on the streets of Los Angeles Our Lady of Guadalupe and John Paul II on the streets of Los Angeles
This year's motto is " Do not be afraid "
LOS ANGELES, Sunday, November 29, 2009 (ZENIT.org) .-" Do not be afraid "is the motto for this year's procession in Los Angeles (United States) of Our Lady of Guadalupe , which will be accompanied by various images of saints and martyrs priests, including John Vianney, patron of pastors; Miguer Pro, a famous Mexican martyr; Toribio Román, patron saint of immigrants, Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop Martyr of El Salvador, Pope John Paul II.
The procession will be held December 6 and is next annual appointment of hundreds of thousands of Hispanics living in the U.S. metropolis, especially in the east, where the procession will take place.
Monsignor John Moretta, pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, who led the procession in the last 10 years, explained to Vida Nueva, a body in the service of Latin America published by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the motto of this year, " Do not be afraid " is part of the message that Our Lady announced at San Juan Diego when she appeared on the hill of Tepeyac, saying: "I'm not here who am your mother? What more do you need? ".
"This message that Our Lady
sent all his children from that 1531 has been chosen by the Committee of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 2009 Guadalupe especially in this Year of the Priesthood," said Monsignor Moretta. In particular
Year proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, the various parishes pray for the priests and the group United Guadalupana, head of the procession of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Monsignor Moretta said the procession will take place Sunday, December 6 and will culminate with a Mass presided by Cardinal Rogelio Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, the auxiliary bishops and a dozen other priests in East Los Angeles College.
The procession takes place for almost 80 years. As in 2008, will be attended by over 700 young people from various parishes in Los Angeles, who will carry the torch procession spearheading the Guadalupana.
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