Photo editor Karen Callaway spent the last four years documenting the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe from groups leaving their parishes and making the pilgrimage to the shrine in Des Plaines and back to their parishes again. This slideshow shows what goes on through the night during a pilgrimage that draws tens of thousands of people each year.
Parishoners hold up religious objects to be blessed at the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec.12 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 N. River Road, Des Plaines where Cardinal George was the main celebrant.
Photo: Julie Jaidinger / Catholic New World