Hispanic Catholic community celebrates 'El Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe'

Friday, December 14, 2012 | 5:12 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — It was chilly at 5 a.m. Wednesday when members of Columbia's Hispanic community gathered at Sacred Heart Catholic Church to celebrate the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which occurred 481 years ago in Mexico.

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