Catholic believers from all across the country and Mexico celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Worshippers fill the churches and cathedrals to partake in religious celebrations paying homage to the Virgin Mary,

It's a tradition they're holding in tandem with their friends and family in Mexico, bringing offerings to the Virgin Mary, thanking her for what they've received this year, and leaving her with prayers for the upcoming year.

The events highlighted the cultural, as well as the religious, importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe among the city’s diverse Latin American communities.

The bitter cold is not stopping followers of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Celebrations continued through the night, with crowds walking for hours to the shrine in Des Plaines. Despite the weather every year,

Despite the bitter cold that descended on Chicagoland, thousands of faithful Catholics still made the pilgrimage to north suburban Des Plaines to visit the shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Thursday marked the beginning of the second day of the annual celebration that spans 24 hours and rings in Dec.