By DUDLEY ALTHAUS
Houston Chronicle
MEXICO CITY — As they have for nearly five centuries, millions of Mexicans were preparing to greet the dawn by worshipping the Virgin of Guadalupe, the dark-skinned manifestation of Jesus Christ’s mother who won this nation for the Roman Catholic faith.
“She is our protector,” said Concepcion Dominguez, 53, who was doing a brisk business Tuesday selling statues of the Virgin, rosaries and other religious items outside a 16th-century Catholic church in southern Mexico City. “As long as she is with us, we are going to be well, both spiritually and physically.”
Not all Mexicans agree with her, as many continue to abandon Catholicism here.
But if recent history holds true, the yawning shrine to the Virgin near downtown Mexico City will be packed at sunrise with 1 million people, offering thanks for mercies granted or those yet to come.Click here to read the rest of this article.
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