We journeyed to the Basilica of our Lady of Guadalupe today, probably the main reason we wanted to visit CDMX.
On Sundays the Paseo de La Reforma is closed to vehicles to allow pedestrians and bicycles to enjoy the sights. Needless to say this disrupted our transit plans again lol.
A long subway ride later and a 7 block walk, we were there. We arrived at 12 noon, just in time for Mass but not early enough to get seats. The capacity of the basilica is only 10,000!
There were people crawling on their knees in the standing room only area. We understood this is nothing like the crowds of several million who flock here for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in December. Later we climbed the steps of Tepeyac Hill where the Virgin Mary appeared to a Nahua peasant, Juan Diego several times in 1531.
The highlight for us was joining in with a group of young adults from Alabama who were saying the Rosary together at the top of Tepeyac Hill. It was a spontaneous spiritual experience. They were on a mission with their priest and asked us to pray for them.
We plan to go back a second time while we are here to hopefully see the image of Our Lady up close.
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