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Indigenous faith celebrated through Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass

They came from different nations — Cree, Dene and Sioux — but they all had one goal: to honour Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of Indigenous peoples of North and South America.

The tribal drums pounded and resonated throughout St. Joseph’s Basilica as chiefs in bright feathered headdresses and priests in vestments bearing the image of Our Lady walked towards the altar.

All were there to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe – honouring the day the Virgin Mary appeared before St. Juan Diego in 1531. The apparition led millions of Indigenous people in Mexico to adopt the Catholic faith.

Praise the Lord

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