Zih Holiest Day in Mexico

More than Christmas or Easter, Día de Guadalupe is by far the holiest most sacred day in Mexico. Over a million Mexicans will have visited the Basílica de Guadalupe in Tepeyác since December 1st by midnight tonight, and tens of millions more will have visited their local churches. No other event comes close.

Be sure to wish felicidades to all the Guadalupes (Lupitas & Lupitos) you meet today.

La iglesia "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe"

And the beat goes on! I believe the last load of pilotes was trucked in last night. Only one truck. I didn't see it, only heard it, but usually they carry 5 pilotes each.

An overcast sky greeted the sunrise after an evening with a light cool breeze coming out of the sierra.

Does anyone know the time of the early evening Mass at Iglesia Católica El Angelus where the main festivities are? Seemed like it was at either 6 or 7 PM last year.

Most Ixtapa hotels sponsor colourful (and noisy) processions at his time of year, in honour of La Virgen de Guadalupe. Last evening these groups, composed of hotel employees and others, stretched out over a couple of kilometres on their 8-klic march to either of Zihua´s two main Catholic churches.

These peregrinaciónes, or pilgrimages, are not modern; they predate the Spanish Conquest. The "Aztecs" marched in honour of the goddess Tonantzín, seeking counsel and miracles. The Catholic Church eased out Tonantzín, substituting in her place La Virgen de Guadalupe. So while the object of todays pilgramiges has changed, the purpose has not.

A considerable traffic jam formed up behind last evening´s Ixtapa processions, but between the blasts of exploding rockets, not a single horn honked out of frustration.

Not one.

Does anyone know the time of the early evening Mass at Iglesia Católica El Angelus where the main festivities are? Seemed like it was at either 6 or 7 PM last year.

The main festivities? The main festivities are and should be at the town’s oldest church, the one built and named to honor Guadalupe. Misa at 7:00 except Saturday when it’s 7:30.

The main festivities? The main festivities are and should be at the town’s oldest church, the one built and named to honor Guadalupe. Misa at 7:00 except Saturday when it’s 7:30.

Thank you. I have attended services at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish on 12 dec. The festivities in addition to the Mass (speeches and dancing on the stage, food vendors, etc.) have happened at Iglesia El Angelus for at least the past four years. 7 PM sounds about right for the Misa.

En Paz.