Celebración a la Virgen de Guadalupe

According to Roman Catholic tradition, on December 9, 1531, Juan Diego had a vision of a young woman while he was on a hill in the Tepeyac desert, near Mexico City. The lady asked him to build a church exactly on the spot where they were standing. He told the local Bishop who asked for proof in exchange.

Juan Diego went back later and saw the lady again. He told her that the bishop wanted proof, and she instructed Juan Diego to go to the mountain top, where he found Castillan roses, which were native to Bishop’s Juan de Zumarraga's hometown and could not possibly bloom during wintertime. Juan Diego cut the roses, placed them in his apron-like tilma and returned to the bishop; an imprint of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared on the tilma from the residue of the soil and roses.

On December 12, 2011 Plaza Fiesta was the location for a small mass in held by father Javier from Saint Joseph's Church in Marrietta as well as a play demonstration of the events that unfolded more than 480 years ago. Afterwards people had their images and babies blessed by father Javier.