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CELEBRATING OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena

Beginning December 3, a nine day novena begins in preparation for the

Our Lady of Guadalupe feast. The Hispanic community joins

together at 6:00pm (except Saturday or Sunday when it begins

after Mass), to pray the rosary and several other prayers.

Las Mañanitas

is a special custom of “waking” with song and special treats.

Each year on December 12, the Hispanic community begins the

day by gathering in a dimly lit church at 4:00am. The song

“Mañanitas” is sung, followed by a series of specially-loved

songs and prayers in her honor. The church is filled with families,

bringing in sleeping children wrapped in blankets, and flowers for

the Virgin. We also sell various goodies, Pozole, a traditional

Mexican soup, hot chocolate and coffee in the Fr Ken DeGroot

Community Center all day long.

December, 2007
NOVENA...from Dec. 3 thru 11 (6:00pm)...St. Willebrord Church

SUNDAY, DEC. 09
St. Willebrord Community at St. Agnes (9^th St)

NO Mass at St. Willebrord at 10:45am or 12:30pm

• Spanish Marian Hymns (Mariachi)............... 1:30pm
• Procession with the statue of Guadalupe........2:00pm
• Procession of Quinceañeras, Children and Hispanic youth
• Traditional dances
• Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
at St. Willebrord Church

• Las Mañanitas (Morning Greeting)..................4:00am
• Spanish Communion Service............................5:30am
• Spanish Mass................................................... 6:00pm

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