Hundreds of Catholics took part in a procession down 26th Street in Little Village on Tuesday, marking the beginning of Our Lady of Guadalupe festivities.

The mini-pilgrimage — which mirrors larger-scale celebrations happening in Des Plaines and Mexico City — ended with a Mass at Good Shepherd Church at 2735 S. Kolin Ave.

The event offered a moment of celebration in one of the communities deeply impacted by the federal Operation Midway Blitz, which wound down in November after resulting in roughly 1,800 immigration-related arrests .

“It’s been very difficult the last few months on a lot of our families,” said Scott Ernst, 44, principal at Epiphany Catholic School, where the procession began. “Our families continually come together [and] support each other. You can see the joy in the par

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