VoG 2017

Here is this year's compilation of photos...

featuring the Virgin of Guadalupe, whose Feast Day is today...

VoG 2016

Over the year I snapped numerous images of the Virgin of Guadalupe...specifically for this once a year post...

on her feast day which is today...

Feliz Ano + Rosca de Reyes

Earlier this morning I was out during errands...

and thought I'd drop by La Concha bakery...

More holiday paintings + return to the "One Nation Under Doom" House

I wish the taco shops in San Diego were this creative...

These gems were sent from Cathy as she set out for Pasadena that day after the Rose Parade...

Virgin of Guadalupe 2015

Third year doing this...

(T-shirt seen at a tourist shop somewhere in SF)

showcasing images of the Virgin of Guadalupe on her feast day...

Virgin of Guadalupe 2014

Holy Mary!

Uh, was that sacriligious of me?

Today is the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (heretofore referred to as the VoG)...

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Today is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe), which venerates Mary, the mother of the big JC.

(image from wikipedia's entry on Our Lady of Guadalupe)

As a Filipino Catholic, I didn't really grow up knowing about this holy day. Our parents didn't really have any statues or images in our home growing up. However, I have many Mexican friends and the Virgin of Guadalupe (VOG) is very important to them. My good friend La Ley collects her images and even I have a small necklace with a tin frame of the VOG. In many Catholic churches (at least in the ones down here in Chula Vista), there is a separate wing with either a painting or a statue of the VOG.
I thought it would be cool to compile a post of all of the images of the Virgin I've taken over the past few years....