The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe to be a Day of Prayer and Solidarity with Families of Immigrants  

Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Deliman will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the Annual Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Hispanic Community of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will gather in anticipation of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12^th) to celebrate Mass and honor Mary with  Las Mañanitas, a traditional serenading of Our Lady on the vigil of her feast day.

Sunday, December 11, 2016
8:00 p.m. –Procession around the outside of the Cathedral Basilica
Followed inside by Las Mañanitas (serenading lead by Mariachi Flores)
9:00 p.m. -Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Faithful from across the City of Philadelphia will process on foot from their home parishes to the Cathedral. The celebration will include a procession around the Cathedral, mariachi music, and a presentation of roses to Our Lady of Guadalupe. All are invited to attend.  

Pilgrims from Saint Thomas Aquinas and Annunciation B.V.M. Parish in South Philadelphia will process from Saint Thomas Aquinas Church to the Cathedral.

Pilgrims from Holy Innocents Parish (including faithful from Saint Joan of Arc Mission Church), Visitation B.V.M Parish, and Saint Michael Parish will process on foot from North Philadelphia to the Cathedral. 

Cathedral parishioners will process down from 11^th Street and Spring Garden Avenue after joining pilgrims form North Philadelphia.  

Pilgrimages from Philadelphia parishes to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul:

5:00 p.m.:        Parishioners depart from Saint Joan of Arc Church (2025 E. Atlantic Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134) down Frankford Avenue to Tioga Street.

5:00 p.m.:        Visitation parishioners depart from “B” Street and Lehigh Avenue                         
                         The Procession picks up Saint Michael parishioners around 6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (2^nd and Jefferson Streets)                         

                          Expected arrival time at the Cathedral is 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.:        Procession from Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish to the Cathedral depart

8:00 p.m.:        Arrival and procession around Cathedral, then commencement of Las Mañanitas (serenading by Mariachi Flores, other musicians and the faithful)  

9:00 p.m.:        Mass with Mariachi Music

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Editor’s Note: Procession times may be subject to change.
For more information, please contact Kathia Arango, Director of the Office for Hispanic Catholics, at 215-667-2820.

Procession Route for Parishes in North Philadelphia:

Saint Joan of Arc parishioners will take Atlantic Street to Frankford Ave., Frankford Ave. to Tioga St., travel east on Tioga to Aramingo Ave., travel down Aramingo Ave. to Girard Ave., take Girard Ave. to 2^nd St., walk down 2^nd Street to Spring Garden Ave., and travel down Spring Garden Ave. to 17^th Street onto the Cathedral.  

From Visitation Parish the procession will travel west on Lehigh Ave., down 2nd Street, past Saint Michael Parish (where Saint Michael parishioners will join the procession), turning right on Spring Garden Ave., and left onto 17^th Street onto the Cathedral.

Procession Route for Parishes in South Philadelphia:

Saint Thomas Aquinas and Annunciation B.V.M. parishioners will process from Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish (1719 Morris Street, Philadelphia 19145) turn right onto 18^th Street to the Cathedral.

 

Contact:

Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)