A new statue of Mary, the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, makes it’s first U.S. appearance at an unveiling Wednesday at the Our Lady of Guadelupe Shrine in Des Plaines. Thousands of worshippers filed through St. Joseph’s Chapel to see a new statue of the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, as it made it’s first U.S. stop as part of an international tour Wednesday in Des Plaines at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 N. River Road. The Chapel opened to the public following a mass. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Thousands attend a mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1170 N. River Road in Des Plaines before seeing a new statue of the Pilgrim Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, at it’s first U.S. stop as part of an international tour Wednesday in Des Plaines. John S

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