Minnesota’s Most Rural Diocese Diocese of New Ulm Vol. 38 No. 3 December 2023
(Photo by Christine Clancy)
Celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe
MONTEVIDEO - The Latino faith community of Holy Family Area Faith Community (Granite Falls, Montevideo, and Dawson) gathered on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at the Church of St. Joseph in Montevideo to celebrate the annual Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12). Bishop Chad W. Zielinski celebrated the Mass in Spanish and the parish’s pastor Fr. Paul Timmerman concelebrated. In keeping with Latino tradition, before the liturgy, participants proceed to the front of the church and honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, with roses. After Mass, the faithful gathered for a brief performance highlighting the origin of Our Lady of Guadalupe, followed by a potluck supper. Pictured, Leonardo González, carried by his father Alex, hands a rose to Bishop Zielinski to place on the honorary memorial.