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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - 2013

Photos taken at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines during events to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Tens of thousands braved the frigid temperatures to make the pilgrimage. Included are photos from the Antorcha Guadalupana (Guadalupe Torch Run), a visit by the Club Los Vaqueros Unidos (United Cowboy Club) and the closing Mass at the shrine on Dec. 12.

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Father Gary Graf (left) and parishioners from St. Gall are second to arrive at the shrine to light the torch to take back to their parish on the eve of the feast day Our Lady of Guadalupe. Father Marco Mercado blesses torches that hundreds of Catholics representing Hispanic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago carried as part of the "antorcha Guadalupana," Guadalupe torch run, on Dec. 11.

Photo: Karen Callaway / Catholic New World