Mike Calderon’s devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe calls him to serve the Hispanic community

Below is the text, in English and Spanish, of the homily Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo preached at the 25th annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, December 1 at St. James Cathedral.

FIFE – In the near-freezing temperatures and light rain of early December, Jim Allen and other parishioners at St. Martin of Tours in Fife processed by candlelight to mark the “Mysteries of the Nativity.”

SEATTLE - When visitors pause at Holy Family Parish’s new shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, artist Susan Scheer-Jasper hopes they will feel an intimate connection to Mary through her work.

The Hispanic community draws crowds to honor the Virgin and St. Juan Diego

Advent is a time of waiting and preparing, both for the celebration of Jesus’ birth at Christmas and for his second coming at the end of the world, when he “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end,” to quote the creed.

The Archdiocese of Seattle has been celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, with a procession and Mass for 20 years. This year's celebration took place on Dec. 6. Read more about the celebration.

SEATTLE – “Que viva Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!” a man shouted while walking in a procession toward St. James Cathedral Dec. 6. “Que viva!” the crowd responded.