My Guadalupe
  • Home
  • About
    • Her Story
    • Her Prayers >
      • Symbolism
      • Science
    • Guadalupe In the World
  • Santa Fe
    • Guadalupe District
    • Guadalupe Church
    • Guadalupe Barrio >
      • El Parque del Rio
    • Guadalupe Trail
  • Shop
  • Contact*
  • Home
  • About
    • Her Story
    • Her Prayers >
      • Symbolism
      • Science
    • Guadalupe In the World
  • Santa Fe
    • Guadalupe District
    • Guadalupe Church
    • Guadalupe Barrio >
      • El Parque del Rio
    • Guadalupe Trail
  • Shop
  • Contact*
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

​

5/2/2015 0 Comments

Clown Pilgrimage in Devotion to Guadalupe

Dozens of professional clowns took the streets of Mexico City on Tuesday to express devotion for their country's patron saint, the Lady of Guadalupe.

Sporting neon-bright clothes and equally colorful wigs, the clowns marched from the city center to the Basilica de Guadalupe, a Roman Catholic church.

This year's pilgrimage marked the 26th years the clowns united to thank the saint for the work they've received.  The clowns carried images of the Virgin with them on the trek.

"I want to give thanks to Lupita [Guadalupe] for this great blessing of being a clown because it's a very beautiful profession," one clown told The Guardian.

According to Catholic tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to a Native American peasant named Juan Diego in 1531.  Millions make the pilgrimage to the basilica every year to venerate the relic she reportedly left behind -- an imprint of her image on a cloth.

"[We come with] faith, devotion and the willingness to move forward.  Because there are many clowns who have all kinds of problems and we call on the Virgin for her help to solve them," another clown told The Guardian.


Huffington Post, Dec 18, 2014, by Carol Kuruvilla
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    MyGuadalupe.com - News, stories, places, products, and updates on all things Guadalupe.

    RSS Feed

    SHOP Guadalupe
    TRAVEL Guadalupe
    JOIN Our Mailing List
    DOWNLOAD a  Candle

    Archives

    July 2017
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015

    Categories

    All Quirky

© 2013  www.MyGuadalupe.com 
PO box 33423, Santa Fe, New Mexico  87501 USA
Picture
join our mailing list
or send us a message