LA Catholics honor 495 years of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Mexico City pilgrimage

For Edgar Morales, the director for the Catholic Association for Latino Leadership, it had been a few years since he’d been on the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual pilgrimage to Mexico City.

But as soon as his plane landed, he saw an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and knew he was where he was supposed to be.

“There was an overwhelming energy, kind of celebratory, that just kind of fell upon not just me but the group,” Morales said. “It was similar to going home after a long time and hugging your mother. Although we didn’t physically embrace Our Lady, it just felt like we’re back home and we haven’t seen you in a while.”

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