Hundreds of people filled the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church to overflowing for the ceremonies honoring the mother of Jesus, Mary, who is believed to have appeared in December 1531 to a peasant on a hill near Mexico City.
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Marty Natividad
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Marty Natividad, above, and Reyna Delgado, below, both of Sacramento, perform with six local Aztec dance groups that danced at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Sacramento on Wednesday. Hundreds of people filled the church to overflowing for the ceremonies honoring the mother of Jesus, Mary, who is believed to have appeared in December 1531 to a peasant on a hill near Mexico City. The vision is venerated as Our Lady of Guadalupe one of two patron saints of the Diocese of Sacramento; the other is St. Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland and her feast day is celebrated Dec. 12. This appearance of Mary is the only one on the North American continent officially recognized by the Catholic Church.
