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Photos: Streator church hosts Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass

By Tom Sistak for Shaw Local
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A member of Danza Chichimeca, of St Mary’s Parish in Bloomington, performs a ceremonial dance inside St. Michael’s Church, Streator, following Mass on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The dancers were brought in to celebrate Mexican culture in tandem with the Guadalupe celebration, which commemorates the mass conversion of indigenous peoples to Christianity in the 16th century.

A member of Danza Chichimeca, of St Mary’s Parish in Bloomington, performs a ceremonial dance Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, inside St. Michael parsih church, Streator, following Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The dancers were brought in to celebrate Mexican culture in tandem with the Guadalupe celebration, which commemorates the mass conversion of indigenous peoples to Christianity in the 16th century. ( Tom Sistak For Shaw Media )

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