The Virgin of Guadalupe brings Mexicans to their knees

Julio Cesar, a 19-year-old metalworker, crawled on his knees for five hours to reach the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Surrounded by four of his friends, who had to physically support him in the final meters as he scaled the steps of the huge church, Cesar was fulfilling a promise.

I asked the Virgin to look after my children, he said, his young face burned red by the sun on this December day. His prayers were answered, he said, and this was his act of thanks to her.

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