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Thousands of devotees continue to throng the basilica, which has been open since dawn
As usual, lakhs of devotees eagerly await the arrival December 12 Pay tribute Virgin of GuadalupeAn event that brings the Mexican community together in a celebration full of tradition, faith and excitement.
This year, Guadalupe’s iconic Basilica will be the scene of traditional mananitas, where major entertainers and talents TV Azteca And Televisa They gather together to express their devotion Morenita from Tebayac.
This evening is the 492nd anniversary of the apparition of Saint Mary of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in Tepic.
Office of the Mayor Gustavo A. Madero, 4 million 128 thousand 843 pilgrims have arrived at the Basilica of Guadalupe from Monday, December 11 to 01:00 am on December 12. Likewise, they reiterated that personnel at the demarcation will continue to support the security operation.
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The duration of the first Mass celebrated at the Basilica of Guadalupe was approximately one hour The Mornings Dedicated to “Morenita del Tepeyac”.
The procession began into the basilica to make way for the midnight mass.
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Priests, altar boys and the rector of the basilica stood in front of the altar and sang “La Mananitas”, accompanied by thousands of pilgrims and a mariachi.
Various songs were performed by different singers by two Mexican television stations, the cast of Tv Azteca:
- Rocio Banqueles
- addiction
- Petal contoural
- Aida and Valeria Cuevas
- Alan Mora Viviann Baeza
- Lorenzo Mendez
- German Montero
- Carolina Rose
- Carlos Alberto Velasquez
- Arasli Arambula
Artists who participated in Televisa:
- bright star
- Daniela Romo
- Guadalupe Pineda
- Alexander Acha
- Jimina Ramos
- Marianna Cione
- Knights sing
- Sherlyn
- Cala Montes
- Memo Garza
- Maribel Cardia
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Minutes before the “Mananitas” began, hundreds of thousands of parishioners crowded the fences inside the church to get a better view of the altar and where the performers would pay homage to the Virgin.
Faithful believers come from all over Latin America to pay homage to the Virgin, and on this occasion it is the turn of a famous singer from Peru.
A group of mariachis has arrived to dedicate a song to “Morenita del Tepeyac”, and a festive atmosphere is already felt among the participants an hour before the expected start of “Mañanitas a La Virgen”.
He performs as his special theme the community representing Isla Mujeres, Yucatan and Tabasco. “We love you mom.” At the same time, various pilgrims who have already managed to enter the basilica continue to pass before the Virgin.
Along the Way of the Mysteries, dozens of people distribute food to pilgrims arriving on the esplanade of the Basilica of Guadalupe. Hundreds of people continue to enter the temple entrance carrying images of the Virgin. All responded in unison to the chants inside: “Hail the Virgin of Guadalupe.”
A group of believers sings to the Virgin in Mexican Sign Language
As part of the musical numbers, there was an emotional moment when the deaf Catholic community sang the song in sign language. Ave MariaHe also sang part of it in Nahuatl.
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