The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the New World, is a day that has been commemorated in Mexico for almost five centuries and by Latinos in the U.S. Southwest for about half as long. The Feast Day, is the climax of a week-long festival, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish, 715 West 300 North, invites its neighbors in the Fairpark Community to be part of the festivities. You do not need to be Catholic nor speak Spanish.
This two-day celebration will start at 7:00 pm on December 11 and will continue all through the night and throughout Friday, December 12.
Dec. 11: 7:00 pm Santa Misa/Mass – Bilingual
10:00 pm Rosary/Rosario
10:40 pm Procession (around the block) with the Blessed Sacrament
11:00 pm Vespertina/Mananitas – (music)
12:00 am Misa de Gallo
Dec. 12: 6:00 am Mananitas – (music)
7:00 am Santa Misa
12:00 noon Mass in English in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
5:00 pm Punto de reunion en Terrenos de la Feria – (people form a
procession from the Fairgrounds that will go to the church)
6:00 pm Inicia procesion
7:00 pm Misa Espanol
Food of all kinds will be on sale, along with roses for the Blessed Mother
and candles to be purchased. Come and join the festivities in honor of
Our Lady.