At the end of April, 10 women took part in a pilgrimage to visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, at a retreat hosted by the Catholic Women of the Chapel Group in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The women had a jam-packed itinerary with several stops at various churches and monuments.
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A venerated statue of the cloaked Virgin of Guadalupe is enshrined in the cathedral.
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At the end of April, 10 women took part in a pilgrimage to visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, at a retreat hosted by the Catholic Women of the Chapel Group in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The first car we rented wasn’t big enough for the whole group, but we experienced a miracle and after a few days we were able to swap it out for a bigger van.
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In April, 10 women took part in a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, at a retreat hosted by the Catholic Women of the Chapel Group in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The women spent the day at the pyramids of Teotihuacan.
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Ten women get to see and explore different churches during a pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, organized by the Catholic Women’s Group of Chapel Group, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. rice field.
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(From left) Adriana Walker and Natalie Plum Lucy share photos from their recent pilgrimage. They were among 10 women who visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico, at the end of April at a retreat hosted by the Catholic Women of the Chapel Group in Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
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Fort Huachuca, Arizona – At the end of April, 10 women took part in a pilgrimage to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. The group experienced problems with rental cars and accommodations, but still said the trip was miraculous and full of surprises.
Adriana Walker, Catholic pastoral coordinator and president of the Catholic Women’s Chapel Group at Fort Huachuca, said, “We like to visit shrines and places of interest and significance in the history of the Catholic faith.” He said he planned the trip.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic title that refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The cathedral was built to commemorate the series of five events in which the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared to the Mexican farmer Juan Diego and his uncle in December 1531.
A cloaked and revered statue associated with this apparition is enshrined within the cathedral, the most visited Catholic sanctuary in the world and the third most visited sanctuary in the world. I have.
That’s also why they called their time a pilgrimage rather than just a vacation or trip, Walker explains.
“It was a pilgrimage,” she said. “We were in church every day, not only because we went to Our Lady of Guadalupe, but despite all the cultural activities. So the religious part of the trip was always there. there was.”
The women initially planned a jam-packed itinerary with a day at the cathedral, a day at the Teotihuacan pyramids, and a few other stops at churches and monuments, but their tight schedules soon turned into I realized that it was impossible.
“Our plan was to do something during the day and come home early to relax, play games, pray the Rosary, etc. But that didn’t happen,” she said. Told. “I came home late every night and was very tired, but also very happy.”
Things didn’t always go smoothly during the trip. The rental car they booked did not show up at the airport in Mexico City. When it finally arrived it wasn’t big enough to accommodate the entire group. The house they booked for their stay did not have enough beds to accommodate them.
But Natalie Plum Lucy, one of the travelers, said: Every day, there was a little bit of an event that felt like it should have been.
“We were really blessed,” she said. “I have to see some [sights] Something we shouldn’t have been able to see. God made it possible for us to get there at the perfect time. Every day there was a small miracle. “
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