Mexican Feast Day Celebration Set for Dec. 12

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A mariachi band will perform as part of the Feast of Our Lady
of Guadalupe Dec. 12 at Christ Episcopal Church.

Blogger's Note: The following was  provided by Centro Cultural Latinos Unidos, Inc.

For the first time in Pottstown the Mexican celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 316 High St. in Pottstown.

Sponsored by Centro Cultural Latinos Unidos, Inc., the Pottstown-based Hispanic activist and cultural education group,  the feast day celebrates the “ Virgin of Guadalupe,” also known as the patroness of the Americas.

It is a Catholic title associated with a Marian apparition and a venerated image enshrined within the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

According to Wikipedia, the basilica is the world's third most-visited sacred site, and the Pope Leo XIII granted the venerated image a Canonical Coronation on Oct. 12,  1895.

The story of Our Lady of the Guadalupe, is unlike any other apparition of Virgin Mary, in that it is the first and only apparition which left what is said to be a miraculous image of herself unmade by human hands.

One of the most lively and spiritual religious celebration anywhere, the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated in Mexico City on Dec. 12 of each year.

The celebration in Pottstown will feature Spanish food, a mariachi band and dancing. It is free and all are welcome.