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Pilgrimage to Mexico & Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Official Pilgrimage to Mexico & Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe On the Occasion of the 125th Anniversay of the Coronation of the Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe 6 Days: July 8 to 13, 2020 Under the Spiritual Leadership of Archbishop José H. Gomez & Msgr. James Halley, Vicar for Clergy Group Coordinator: Mrs. Judy Brooks AN INVITATION TO JOIN US Dear Friends, In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, we enjoy a rich history of pilgrimages to holy sites, including our 2017, 2018, and 2019 Archdiocesan Pilgrimages to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. They were wonderful experiences, as we joined those who have made pilgrimage journeys to this holy place for centuries. Many of those same pilgrims who traveled with us over the past three years are already making plans to return in 2020, and today I invite you to join us. We will be traveling July 8-13, 2020. The highlight of this pilgrimage will be our visit to the Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where we will celebrate Holy Mass on the main altar Saturday, July 11, 2020. Our journey will be a time when we deepen our faith, give thanks for the many blessings in our lives, and pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ. I do hope you can join us! May Jesus, through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, grant you peace and joy, Most Reverend José H. Gomez Archbishop of Los Angeles OUR DAILY ITINERARY DAY 1, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8: DEPART USA / ARRIVE MEXICO Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin We depart from Los Angeles (LAX) airport in the morning en route Mary associated with a venerated image enshrined within the Basilica to Mexico City. of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. According to tradition, the In 1325, the Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlán on an island in Virgin Mary appeared here to Juan Diego on December 9, 1531. then Lago de Texcoco in the valley of Mexico by dumping soil into the The Virgin asked that a shrine in her name be built where she lagoon. Their civilization became the largest and most powerful in appeared, Tepeyac Hill, now in a suburb of Mexico City. “I wish that pre-Columbian America. In 1521, the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs a temple be erected here quickly, so I may therein exhibit and give and erected a second Mexico City atop the ruins of Tenochtitlán. The all my love, compassion, help, and protection. Because I am your Catholic Church had great influence in the city, and religious orders merciful mother, to you, and to all the inhabitants on this land and all like the Franciscans, Marists, and Jesuits established convents and the rest who love me, invoke and confide in me; to listen there to their missions throughout Mexico. All together, some 12,000 churches were lamentations, and remedy all their miseries, afflictions and sorrows. built during the three centuries of Spanish rule over Mexico. Today And to accomplish what my clemency pretends, go to the palace of more than 80 million Mexicans identify themselves as Catholics. the bishop of Mexico, and you will say to him that I manifest my great Upon arrival in the late afternoon, our guide meets us at the desire, that here on this plain a temple be built to me.” airport and escorts us to a private motor coach for the transfer to ~ Words of Our Lady to Juan Diego our hotel. Mass is celebrated at our hotel, followed by dinner. (D) On December 12, 1859, Juan Diego told the bishop about the apparition, but the bishop did not believe him and demanded a DAY 2, THURSDAY, JULY 9: MEXICO CITY: METROPOLITAN sign before he would approve construction of the church. The Virgin CATHEDRAL & THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLGY reappeared to Juan Diego and ordered him to collect roses in his We enjoy the panoramic tour of the city on our way to the tilmátli (or tilma), a kind of cloak. Juan took the roses to the bishop Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed and when he opened his cloak, the roses fell to the floor and revealed Virgin Mary into Heaven. Consecrated in 1656, it is the largest the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe imprinted on the tilma, which is cathedral in the Americas and is the seat of the Roman Catholic on display in the Basilica de Guadalupe. Pope John Paul II canonized Archdiocese of Mexico. Here we celebrate Mass. Juan Diego in 2002, making him the first indigenous American saint, We enjoy a visit of the historic center and have time for lunch and declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the Patroness of the Americas. on our own. In the afternoon, we visit the National Museum of We begin by visiting the New Basilica for a special Mass for Anthropology, the largest and most visited museum in Mexico. Pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, celebrated by our The permanent exhibitions on the ground floor cover all pre- own Archbishop José H. Gomez. The New Basilica was constructed Columbian civilizations located on the current territory of Mexico near the site of an earlier 16th-century church that was finished in as well as in former Mexican territory in what is today the 1709. When the Old Basilica became dangerous due to the sinking southwestern United States. Dinner is on our own. (B) of its foundation, the New Basilica was built next to it between DAY 3, FRIDAY, JULY 10: MEXICO CITY: EXCURSION TO PUEBLA 1974 and 1976. The original image of the Virgin of Guadalupe Today we travel to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Puebla, can be seen from any point within the New Basilica. We have the whose boundaries legend tells us were laid out by angels. The opportunity to view and to venerate the image of the Virgin. city’s official name is Puebla de Los Angeles. Known today simply Following Mass, we visit the various points of interest in the as Puebla, angels nevertheless seem to be on every ornament or area surrounding the Basilica, each associated with the story of bit of tile covering the facades of its old houses and churches. the apparitions of Our Lady. We see the original chapel on the We celebrate Mass at the Church of Santo Domingo, whose exact site of the apparitions to Juan Diego (Capilla del Cerrito) chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary is one of the most exquisite in and the Old Basilica completed. One special stop is La Capilla del all of Mexico. After Mass, we visit the city, including St. Francis of Pocito (Chapel of the Little Well) – a well that reputedly opened Assisi Church, where we view the uncorrupted body of Blessed under the feet of the Virgin. We have time on our own for Sebastian de Aparicio. We visit el Parian, known for its local crafts, lunch and for private devotions in the sanctuary of Our Lady of as well as the Zocalo, filled with gardens, fountains, walkways, Guadalupe. We transfer to our hotel. Tonight we enjoy a festive shade trees, and benches and perhaps enjoy candy for which dinner with mariachi music at a local restaurant. (B, D) Puebla is famous. Lunch is on our own, including time to explore Puebla. We return to Mexico City for dinner on our own. (B) Plenary Indulgence: From September 8, 2019, to October 12, 2020, the Apostolic Penitentiary is granting plenary indulgences DAY 4, SATURDAY, JULY 11: MEXICO CITY: VISIT THE SHRINE OF to lay people at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE commemoration of 125 years of the Pontifical Coronation of the We transfer to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Virgin of Guadalupe. A plenary indulgence is the entire remission of temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been City. Dinner is on our own to explore local restaurants. You may forgiven. Those seeking plenary indulgence must satisfy the consider booking tickets online or through a hotel concierge to following conditions: intention to be granted indulgence; attend the folkloric ballet at Palacio de Bellas Artes. (B) receive the Sacrament of Penance; receive the Eucharist; pray for the Intentions of the Pope; at least one of the actions specified in DAY 6, MONDAY, JULY 13: MEXICO CITY: SHRINE OF the decree (in this case, participate in Mass in the Basilica of Our FR. MIGUEL PRO / XOCHIMILCO / RETURN TO LOS ANGELES Lady of Guadalupe); and be free from all attachment of Sin. We checkout from our hotel and visit Holy Family Church, the tomb of Blessed Miguel Pro: Priest and Martyr. Born January 13, DAY 5, SUNDAY, JULY 12: MEXICO CITY: VISIT OF TULPETLAC 1891, he became a Jesuit novice at age 20 and was exiled due to & COYOACAN the Revolution. He traveled to the United States, Spain, Nicaragua, We depart for Tulpetlac where Juan Diego’s uncle, Juan and Belgium, where he was ordained in 1925. Suffering from a Bernardino, was cured. We celebrate Mass here, at Santa Maria stomach disorder, he was permitted to return to Mexico in 1926. Tulpetlac Church, or Church of the Fifth Apparition. The church He was executed on November 23, 1927. Known for his religious was built over the remains of Juan Bernardino’s home. Although a piety and innocence, Fr. Pro was beatified September 25, 1988, very simple building, this is one of the holiest churches in Mexico by Pope John Paul II as a Catholic martyr killed in in hatred of City.
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