Join us at Little Flower Basilica starting at 6pm to experience a special program for Our Lady of Guadalupe!

Photography by Carlos Ramirez

A special music and dance program for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The matachines wear the traditional Aztec-style dress. Their dancing is a centuries-old tradition among Mexican-Americans.

Our Lady of Guadalupe first appeared to St. Juan Diego on Dec. 9, 1531, at Tepeyac Hill, site of the ancient Aztec goddess Tonanzin. She instructed him to tell the bishop to build a church in her honor at the bottom of the hill. “Here I will make known and show my love, my compassion, my help, and my protection to the people,” she said.

The bishop was skeptical until Dec. 12, when St. Juan Diego opened his cloak before the bishop, spilling fresh roses on the ground and revealing a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Today, millions visit her shrine at Tepeyac Hill, now part of Mexico City.

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