Truck drivers, households obtain blessing at Shrine of Our Girl of Guadalupe forward of vacation season
To kick off the Christian Introduction and vacation season, truck drivers and their households gathered on the Shrine of Our Girl of Guadalupe for a blessing on Saturday.
DES PLAINES, Ailing. – To kick off the Christian Introduction and vacation season, truck drivers and their households gathered on the Shrine of Our Girl of Guadalupe for a blessing on Saturday.
“It’s an incredible feeling. It’s really an honor. I like how folks present they care,” mentioned Ruben Felix, proprietor and operator of a Chicagoland trucking enterprise.
Felix understands the lengthy hours and further journeys throughout the holidays. His fiancée, Daisy Villarruel, shares within the added fear.
“It makes me tremendous pleased with him. To see how he works so exhausting and what an exquisite group that is. The Virgin Mary blessing all of them is simply stunning,” mentioned Villarruel.
Father Jose Sequeira, generally known as Fr. Sequeira, famous the challenges truck drivers face.
” the lifetime of a truck driver may be very troublesome. Many instances, they’re on the street for weeks or days, away from their households,” he mentioned.
Fr. Sequeira defined that drivers come to Our Girl of Guadalupe to attend a Spanish Mass, looking for peace of thoughts and reassurance for a secure return residence.
“They really feel that safety. They really feel safe driving on the streets of this nice nation,” Fr. Sequeira mentioned.
Ricardo Gaytan with Roussell Transport added, “We’re up at three within the morning, making an attempt to chop by means of site visitors and keep away from it.”
Gaytan mentioned the blessing helps make the lengthy journeys, winter climate, and typically lonely days extra bearable.
“Coming collectively as a household—that’s what we’re,” he mentioned.
Saturday marked the blessing for semi-truck drivers, whereas Sunday afternoon will see the pickup truck pilgrimage, beginning at 3 p.m.
