
CV NEWS FEED // The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is set to take nearly 300 members of the faithful from eight parishes on its annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City in July.
According to a press release from the Archdiocese, the pilgrims include a mother and advocate for special needs children and a survivor of a deadly fire, and two couples celebrating their 26th and 50th wedding anniversaries.
“(The pilgrimage) is my opportunity to give thanks to Our Lady of Guadalupe for helping me return to the Church, helping me after my husband’s passing and to be the caregiver of my 14-year-old son who suffers from autism, ADHD and OCD,” Elynour Quan stated in the release.
Her husband of 24 years passed away in 2018. She now serves as an advocate for special needs children who serve as altar boys at her local parish, St. Lorenzo Ruiz.
Luis Tavarez surprised his wife, Maria, with the trip to the Basilica on their 26th wedding anniversary.
“I am going to thank the Virgin for helping me fulfill the goal to bring a replica of her image to my church, St. Pancratius in Lakewood, as well as give thanks for my marriage, for my family and for the world’s peace,” Maria stated in the release.
The pilgrims will travel in two groups, for the second year in a row, to Mexico City from July 4-9. In addition to the Basilica, where pilgrims will have a chance to pray in front of the original tilma of St. Juan Diego, pilgrims will also have the opportunity to visit other Mexico landmarks.
As CatholicVote previously reported, Archbishop José Gomez recently wrote in an op-ed for Angel News that he is looking forward to the Mexico City pilgrimage. The Archbishop declared that now is “an exciting moment to be a believer and a follower of Jesus, a time when the Spirit is once again planting holiness in America.”
