Thread: Guadalupe Torch Run Arrives In Midtown NYC

Updated 12/13/2010 01:29 PM
Guadalupe Torch Run Arrives In Midtown

By: NY1 News

Hundreds of the faithful braved the rain Sunday to honor the patron saint of Mexico and draw attention to the plight of immigrants.

The Our Lady Of Guadalupe torch run began 72 days ago.

The 3,000 mile pilgrimage runs through nine Mexican states and 12 here in the U.S.

This year, the run aims to build support for the Dream Act, a measure to to legalize some undocumented students.

According to believers, the Virgin Mary appeared to a Mexican peasant in the 1500s and left her image on his cloak, which hangs in the Basilica of Guadalupe.

"It's like part of our custom, my mom passed it to me. And it's really good. If you say something to her she'll probably have a miracle for you. You know it's amazing," said one runner.

The pilgrimage ended with a mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

Video at link.

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oh man, I can see it now... [/b]ZERO of those "faithful" return to Messico! They all disappear into the arms of loved ones waiting on their shamnesty... And the only struggle was running all those miles!

Why do I feel like I woke up in Juarez?

Disgusting.

These people need to establish the dream act in mexico for get about the us and if the virgin mary grant wishes now hmm news to me maybe they should start wishing for a less corrupt mexican goverment or better quality of life over there and quit trying to steal ours

Why wasn't this group stopped at the border?