Photos by Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ ©2017
FLAGSTAFF — Mariachi Herencia Musical from Tucson performed during the annual summer Mariachi Mass held this year on June 25 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Flagstaff.
Presented by Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces and Sociedades Guadalupanas, Mariachi Herencia Musical performed as the traditional follow-up event to the annual “Flagstaff Summertime Tardeada — Mariachi and Folklorico Festival held on June 24 at the church. More than a hundred of the faithful filled the pews to listen to the group perform a variety of religious songs during the Mass.
A menudo fundraising breakfast was then held downstairs at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Cultural Center.
The event was part of Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces’ efforts to bring back traditional Hispanic cultural events to the region.
Those efforts include a Mariachi Mass performed during the summer at either San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church or Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; a December Mariachi Mass in honor the the Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe performed at the churches, which also include the lighting of luminarias.
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