Cardinal George celebrated Sunday Mass in Spanish at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Aug. 17. Following Mass he prayed with individual families, blessed their children and blessed their objects of devotion. He also prayed over nine children for " Presentaciones, " a tradition in the Latino community where the children are presented to the church for blessing either at 40 days after birth (as Jesus was) or three years after birth (as tradition holds the Blessed Virgin Mary was presented at the temple).
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