Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar walks among pilgrims during the annual Walk with Mary pilgrimage through Northeast Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
A statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, adorned with flowers and surrounded by flags representing the nations of the Americas, is carried at the center of the Walk with Mary pilgrimage in Northeast Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Pilgrims wearing native dress join the Walk with Mary pilgrimage in Washington on Dec. 13 honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Young people carrying a banner lead the Archdiocese of Washington’s annual Walk with Mary pilgrimage through the streets of the city on Dec. 13, 2025. The procession wound from the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Northeast Washington, D.C., to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where a Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Families and individuals bundled against the cold walk in prayer during the annual Walk with Mary pilgrimage through Northeast Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Pilgrims pause for prayer as the Walk with Mary procession in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13 arrived at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where a Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was celebrated. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Mexican folk dancers advance up the center aisle of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception during the opening rites of a Dec. 13 Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
A reenactment of Saint Juan Diego presenting his tilma takes place during the Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 13. A man portraying St. Juan Diego walked down the basilica’s center aisle and then presented his tilma bearing the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the main celebrant at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during the Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 13. The Mass followed the annual Walk with Mary procession through the streets of Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar preaches the homily during the Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 13. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during the Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 13. The Mass followed the annual Walk with Mary procession through the streets of Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
At the end of a Mass on Dec. 13, 2025 at the National Shrine for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe that followed the annual Walk with Mary procession, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy and Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar lead a prayer from Pope Francis’s 2024 message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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