Holiday On Wheels: Latino Church Gets Creative Honoring Patron Saint Despite Pandemic
The Rev. Julio Martinez put a portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the back of a pickup truck and celebrated the festival in the front yards of church members.
by Emma Peaslee
Dec 13, 2020
3 minutes
The annual pilgrimage that draws millions of people to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City was canceled this year, and many churches celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe limited the number of people attending.
But a church serving Mexican and other Latin American immigrants in Siler City, N.C., had a different solution.
The Rev. Julio Martinez put a portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the back of a
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