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Las Mañanitas is an annual event held in Ponce, Puerto Rico, dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.It consists of a pre-dawn popular religious procession, followed by a Catholic Mass, and a breakfast for attendees hosted by the municipal government. [1]
Above, Virgen of Guadalupe, Ponce's patron saint. Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles. [1] [2]
The celebration, which commonly lasts three days, takes place in late December. Ponce's Fiestas patronales are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are a tradition held in honor of the city's patron saint, the Virgen of Guadalupe. [5] [6] [7] As such the celebration may be as old as the town itself (1692).
The Virgen de Guadalupe is a special saint for many Catholics in the borderland. Here are ways to celebrate her before her feast day, Dec. 12.
The Dark Virgin: The Book of Our Lady of Guadalupe. New York: Academy Guild Press, 1956. Lambretón, A.M. Sada, Las Informaciones jurídicas de 1666 y el beato indio Juan Diego. Mexico D.F.: Hijas de María Inmaculada de Guadalupe, 1991. Testoni, Manuela, Our Lady of Guadalupe: History and Meaning of the Apparitions. New York: Alba House, 2001.
Celebrants hope future generations keep up the tradition for culture and family even if younger folks are not as religious as their grandparents.
Painting Virgin of Guadalupe, c. 1700, featuring a crown on the Virgin's head, later removed. Indianapolis Museum of Art. One of the first printed accounts of the history of the apparitions and image occurs in Imagen de la Virgen Maria, Madre de Dios de Guadalupe, published in 1648 by Miguel Sánchez, a diocesan priest of Mexico City. [38]
The National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Catedral Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) or just simply Cathedral Guadalupe is the cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas. The structure dates from the late 19th century [1] and is located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas.