The Virgin
Monday, March 24th, 2008 
Antigua Procession, originally uploaded by peggydaly.
i know The Virgin has always been very important to my mother and maybe it is for this reason that her processions moved me the most. the devotion to her here is amazing and the importance of the different advocations (depictions of various events and times of her life – like in this picture where she mourns jesus’s crucifixion as Nuestra Senora de los Delores or Our Lady of Sorrows) and apparitions (appearances during history – like the virgin de guadalupe) is impressive and touching. I can understand the appeal of a compassionate mother-figure and think religion could use a bit more of a feminine touch!
Peggy Rehm