Thousands of Catholics Expected to Make Annual Pilgrimage to Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe

Bishop Robert Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, will celebrate two Masses to mark the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico and the Americas, on Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, located at 856 Pacific Street, in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.

The Masses are scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. At the conclusion of each Mass, on the steps of the Co-Cathedral, Bishop Brennan will bless and light the torches. Representatives from each parish will then depart with the lit torch on their pilgrimage journey to their respective parish.

Both Masses will be celebrated in Spanish and are expected to draw approximately 3,000 attendees. In total, 53 Catholic churches across Brooklyn and Queens will participate in the liturgies and the subsequent torch-bearing processions.

The complete schedule is as follows:

9:30 a.m. Mass for the parishioners of Brooklyn parishes
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Torches lit/Brooklyn Processions depart
1:30 p.m. Mass for the parishioners of Queens parishes
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Torches Lit/Queens Processions depart

The group of pilgrims represents, in its vast majority, the Mexican-Catholic population of Brooklyn and Queens. There are more than 175,000 Mexicans living in Brooklyn and Queens. This event is organized by Father Baltazar Sanchez Alonzo, Director of the Mexican Apostolate.

Members of the media are invited to attend.

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