Three religious images of great importance to the local Latino Catholic community are currently touring the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
In preparation for an annual procession and Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 1 in East LA, the pilgrimage of the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego began with a visit to the Día de los Muertos celebration at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard Oct. 26.
The Guadalupe image is an exact digital reproduction of the original image in Mexico City’s Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and has been blessed and touched to the original image.
Another traveling image of the Blessed Mother, that of Our Lady of San Juan de Los Lagos (also from Mexico), is currently being venerated by faithful at parishes throughout Southern California until Nov. 17.
The full schedule for both images is below:
Traveling image of Our Lady of San Juan de Los Lagos
Oct. 25–28: St. Francis Xavier Parish, 4245 S. Acacia Ave., Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Nov. 1–6: San Gabriel Mission, 428 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91776
Nov. 7–11: Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, 14815 Paramount Blvd., Paramount, 90723
Nov. 12–14: St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 1523 Golden Gate Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Nov. 15–17: San Francisco Parish, 4800 E. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Traveling images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego
Sat., Oct. 26:
Santa Clara Cemetery, 2370 N. H St., Oxnard. Día de los Muertos Celebration:
- 12 p.m. Mass
- 1 p.m. Procession to altars
- 2-4:30 p.m. Veneration of images
- 4:30 p.m. Farewell
St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave., Carpinteria
- 7 p.m. Welcome procession
- 7:15 p.m. Bilingual Rosary
Sun., Oct. 27
St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave., Carpinteria
- 6:45 a.m. Mañanitas Guadalupanas
- 7 a.m. Spanish Mass
- 9 a.m. English Mass
- 11 a.m. Spanish Mass
- 1-5 p.m. Prayers and veneration
- 5 p.m. Farewell Mass
Mon., Oct. 28
St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave., Carpinteria
- 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Church open for adoration
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. Holy hour
St. Raphael Church, 5444 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara
- 7 p.m. Rosary
- 8 p.m. Adoration all night
Tues., Oct. 29
St. Raphael Church, 5444 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara
- 7:30 a.m. Rosary
- 8 a.m. Mass
- 9 a.m. Church open all day for adoration
- 6 p.m. Aztec dancers
- 6:30 p.m. Mariachi
- 7 p.m. Mass
- 8 p.m. Adoration all night
Wed., Oct. 30
St. Raphael Church, 5444 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara
- 7:30 a.m. Rosary
- 8 a.m. Mass
- 9 a.m. Church open all morning for adoration
- 1 p.m. Farewell
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 427 N. Oak St., Santa Paula
- 6 p.m. Welcome with Danza Tonantzin and folkloric ballet
- 6:30 p.m. Rosary
- 7 p.m. Mass
Thur., Oct. 31
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 427 N. Oak St., Santa Paula
- 7:30 a.m. Mass
- 12 p.m. Angelus and Rosary
- 6 p.m. Apparitions meditation
- 7 p.m. Holy hour
Fri., Nov. 1
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 427 N. Oak St., Santa Paula
- 7:30 a.m. Mass
- 12 p.m. Farewell, Angelus and Rosary
- 1 p.m. Veneration
Sat., Nov. 2
Calvary Cemetery, 4201 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, Día De Los Muertos Celebration
- 12 p.m. Mass
- 1 p.m. Procession to altars
- 2-4:30 p.m. Images remain next to community altar for veneration
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 11359 Coffield Ave., El Monte
- 6 p.m. Welcome procession and Rosary, La Lupita dance
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass
Sun., Nov. 3
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 11359 Coffield Ave., El Monte
- 7, 9, 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5 p.m. Spanish Masses
- 6 p.m. Three days of Rosary prayer to the Virgin and St. Juan Diego
- 7, 8:30 p.m. Spanish Masses
Mon., Nov. 4
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 11359 Coffield Ave., El Monte
- 7:30 a.m. Spanish Mass
- 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Images remain inside church for veneration
- 6 p.m. Three days of Rosary prayer to the Virgin and St. Juan Diego
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass
Tues., Nov. 5
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 11359 Coffield Ave., El Monte
- 7:30 a.m. Farewell Mass
St. Madeleine, 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona
- 4 p.m. Procession starts at Garfield Park, 801 E. Holt Ave., towards church
- 5 p.m. Prayer and adoration at the plaza
- 7 p.m. Bilingual Mass
- 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Chants to the pilgrim Virgin
Wed., Nov. 6
St. Madeleine, 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona
- 8:15 a.m. Mass with St. Madeleine School students
- 9:30 a.m. Bilingual Rosary
- 12 p.m. Farewell
Thur., Nov. 7
St. Stephen Martyr, 320 W. Garvey Ave., Monterrey Park
- 12 p.m. Welcome Mass
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. Multilingual Rosaries
- 3 p.m. Mass
- 4 p.m. Veneration
- 7 p.m. Bilingual Mass and celebration
Fri., Nov. 8
St. Stephen Martyr, 320 W. Garvey Ave., Monterrey Park
- 8:30 a.m. Mass
- 9:30 a.m. Multilingual Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet
- 10 a.m. Veneration
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. Multilingual Rosaries
- 3 p.m. Mass
- 4 p.m. Veneration
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass and farewell
Sat., Nov. 9
St. Elisabeth, 14655 Kittridge St., Van Nuys
- 4:30-6:30 p.m. Welcome with Mariachi and dancers
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. Spanish Mass, featuring dancers
- 7:30-8 p.m. Fr. Antonio Fiorenza will present catechesis on Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego
- 8-8:45 p.m. Noah’s Arc Choir performance
- 8:45-9 p.m. Fr. Fiorenza welcoming
- 9-10 p.m. The apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe presented by the Kairos Group
- 10-10:45 p.m. Messengers of the Holy Trinity Choir performance
Sun., Nov. 10
St. Elisabeth, 14655 Kittridge St., Van Nuys
- 7:30-8 a.m. Veneration
- 8-9:30 a.m. English Mass
- 9:30-10:30 a.m. English Mass
- 10:30-11 a.m. Veneration
- 11 a.m.-12 p.m. English Mass
- 12-1 p.m. Rosary led by Marian groups
- 1-2 p.m. Farewell Spanish Mass, featuring mixed choirs and dancers
St. Charles Borromeo, 10800 Moorpark St., North Hollywood
- 3 p.m. Spanish Mass with band
- 5 p.m. English Mass with choir
Mon., Nov. 11
St. Charles Borromeo, 10800 Moorpark St., North Hollywood
- 7:30 a.m. English Mass
- 8 a.m. K-3 St. Charles Borromeo School students visit images
- 12:05 p.m. English Mass
- 12:35 p.m. 4-8 St. Charles Borromeo School students visit images
- 6:30 Spanish Rosary
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass for families with choir
Tues., Nov. 12
St. Charles Borromeo, 10800 Moorpark St., North Hollywood
- 7:30 a.m. English Mass
- 12:05 p.m. English Mass
- 5 p.m. Spanish Rosary
Wed., Nov. 13
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 22508 Copper Hill Dr., Santa Clarita
- 9-9:30 a.m. Procession and welcoming
- 9:30 a.m. Rosary
- 10:30 a.m. Veneration
- 12 p.m. Angelus
- 12:10 p.m. Veneration
- 1:30 English Rosary
- 2:30 p.m. Veneration
- 4 p.m. Prayer led by confirmation group
- 5:30 p.m. Rosary
- 7 p.m. Bilingual Mass
- 8 p.m. Farewell worship
Our Lady of the Rosary, 7800 Vineland Ave., Sun Valley
- 9:30 p.m. Guadalupano groups welcome images
Thur., Nov. 14
Our Lady of the Rosary, 7800 Vineland Ave., Sun Valley
- 8 a.m. English Mass with Our Lady of the Rosary School students
- 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with students
- 12:30-2 p.m. Apostles of the Eucharist
- 2-5 p.m. Several ministries will host veneration of the images
- 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
- 7-9 p.m. Groups of dancers
Fri., Nov. 15
Our Lady of the Rosary, 7800 Vineland Ave., Sun Valley
- 8-9 a.m. English Mass with Our Lady of the Rosary School students
- 9-10 a.m. Rosary and serenade with students
- 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, apostles of the Eucharist
- 2-6 p.m. Different ministries will host veneration of the images
- 6 p.m. Dancers of Zapopan performance
- 6:30 p.m. Mass with Zapopan performance
- 7-9 p.m. Catechesis about the tilma with René Rodríguez and Ana Patricia de Gutiérrez
Sat., Nov. 16
St. Anthony, 720 E Grand Ave., El Segundo
- 10-11 a.m. Welcome
- 12 p.m. Mass featuring folkloric dancers during offertory
- 1 p.m. Taco sale and dancers performance
- 1:30 p.m. Rosary led by Guadalupanas María Ramos and Carmela
- 2:30 p.m. Holy hour
- 5 p.m. Mass
- 6:15-7:30 p.m. Mañanitas with Mariachi
Sun., Nov. 17
St. Anthony, 720 E Grand Ave., El Segundo
- 8 a.m. English Mass
- 9 a.m. Rosary
- 10 a.m. English Mass
- 11:15 a.m. Rosary
- 12 p.m. Spanish Mass
- 1:30 p.m. Latin Mass
- 3 p.m. Holy hour
- 5 p.m. English Mass
- 6-7 p.m. Farewell with Mariachi and free chocolate and pan dulce
Mon., Nov. 18
St. Anthony, 720 E Grand Ave., El Segundo
- 8 a.m. Mass with St. Anthony School students
- 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rosary, prayers and contemplation
Tues., Nov. 19
St. Anthony, 540 Olive Ave., Long Beach
- 5:30 p.m. Welcome
- 6 p.m. Rosary
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass
Wed., Nov. 20
St. Anthony, 540 Olive Ave., Long Beach
- 12:10 p.m. English Mass
- 1-6 p.m. Parish will be open all day for veneration of images
- 6 p.m. Rosary
- 7 p.m. Spanish farewell Mass
Thur., Nov. 21
Holy Family, 18708 Clarkdale Ave., Artesia
- 11 a.m. Welcome Mass with Spanish choir
- 12 p.m. Rosary led by Guadalupanos group
- 1 p.m. Rosary led by Family Christian group
- 5 p.m. Rosary led by prayer group
- 6:30 p.m. Mass
- 7:15 p.m. Rosary led by Marian groups
Fri., Nov. 22
Holy Family, 18708 Clarkdale Ave., Artesia
- 8 a.m. Mass with Holy Family School students
Sat., Nov. 23
St. Anne, 2011 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica
- 6 p.m. Procession starts at the Sanctuary a block away, with parochial groups, community, dancers, and a music band
- 7:30 p.m. Solemn Mass with Mariachi
- 8 p.m. Veneration of images inside the parish
- 10 p.m. Chanted Rosary and veneration of images until midnight
Sun., Nov. 24
St. Anne, 2011 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica
- 6:30 a.m. Mañanitas
- 7, 11:30 a.m. Spanish Masses
- 8:30, 10 a.m. English Mass
- 1 p.m. Spanish Mass and veneration of images
- 2:30 p.m. Dancers and folkloric groups
- 5 p.m. Farewell
Mon., Nov. 25
St. Augustine, 3850 Jasmine Ave., Culver City
- 8 a.m. English Mass
- 12-1 p.m. Adoration
- 6:30 p.m. Procession and bilingual Mass
Tues., Nov. 26
St. Augustine, 3850 Jasmine Ave., Culver City
- 8 a.m. English Mass
- 12-1 p.m. Adoration
- 5:30 p.m. English Mass
Wed., Nov. 27
St. Columbkille - Nativity Parish, 6315 S. Main St., Los Angeles
- 8 a.m. Welcome Mass
- 9-10 a.m. Rosary to the Virgin of Guadalupe
- 10 a.m. Veneration with songs and worship
- 11 a.m. Holy hour with Eucharist
- 12 p.m. Worship
- 1 p.m. Rosary to Mary, flames of love
- 2 p.m. Meditating with Jesus and Mary
- 3 p.m. Divine Mercy chaplet and Rosary
- 4 p.m. Aztec dancers performance
- 5 p.m. Meditation of the Rosary by the children members of the Guadalupe Ministry
- 6 p.m. Procession with the images
- 7 p.m. Mass
- 8 p.m. Dancers and fellowship at the plaza
Thur., Nov. 28
St. Columbkille - Nativity Parish, 6315 S. Main St., Los Angeles
- 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Mass and farewell
- 11 a.m. Fellowship and Thanksgiving dinner
Fri., Nov. 29
St. Andrew, 311 North Raymond Ave., Pasadena
- 6:30 p.m. Procession
- 7 p.m. Spanish Mass
Sat., Nov. 30
Our Lady of Solitude, 4561 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave., Los Angeles
- 5 p.m. Welcome with dancers
- 6 p.m. Mass
Sun., Dec. 1
88th Annual Procession and Mass to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe in East Los Angeles
- 10:30 a.m. Procession starts at the corner of Ford Blvd. and Cesar Chavez Ave.
- 1 p.m. Mass at East Los Angeles College Stadium, 1301 Cesar Chavez Ave., Monterey Park
