The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is more than just a feast day at the parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Houston. Starting with a Spanish-language Mass at 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 11 (the vigil), there are liturgies through the night (including an outdoor Midnight Mass at the OLG Shrine), the 5:00 a.m. singing of the Las Mañanitas, and more liturgies (primarily in Spanish) until the final Mass at 8:00 p.m. on the feast day itself, December 12, 2025.
In-between there is dancing in traditional Aztec costumes, offerings of candles and flowers, and food, lots of food. Food trucks often line the street leading to the church.
Up to 25,000 people are expected to take part in the two days of celebration.
Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, will bring SCJ Frs. Floribert Bulo Dhelo, Ari Saputra and Christian Hoper – three of our international SCJs preparing for ministry in the US Province – to experience and help with the celebrations. The SCJ pastoral team at Our Lady of Guadalupe includes Fr. Rafael Querobin (pastor), Fr. George (Jerzy) Mordalski, Fr. Fabio dos Santos (pictured above, lighting the candles for the OLG novena) and Frater Michael Wodarczyk.
