Marianne decided not to go, so Richard rode with our favorite taxista to the Basilica de Zapopan for church. He hopes to write an article on the Basilica, a pilgrimage place, centered around the statue of the Virgin de Zapopan.
We had been to the Basilica in 2007, except that this was a Sunday, lots of people, not ideal for writing an article. They have masses every hour on the hour, all day.
I saw again people going down the aisle on their knees, people of all ages.
I found where the ex-votos are, in the back of the Basilica. The exvoto is a kind of personal thank you note to God. The old ones (and some of the current ones) are folk art, but the new ones can be very simple, but no less personal. The exvoto below has a photocopy of his work visa to the USA, thanking the Virgin for helping him to get the visa, and saying that "I leave my wife and three children in your care."
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