Incredible Wednesday. Almost too much to cover

I must confess some difficulty in encountering a lifetime's worth of religious experiences in a day, process them and then tell someone else about them. Today was such a day.

Father Miquel Pro was a martyr for the faith in Mexico. Executed for a crime he didn't commit without even the pretense of justice.

Today, we visited the Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia church and the Father Pro museum to learn more about this heroic blessed and venerate his relics.

We then made a visit to the historic district which included a nearly 100 foot tall depiction of the La Catrina, the Presidential palace and some of the old excavation sites.

What La Catrina Is

La Catrina (originally La Calavera Garbancera) is a satirical illustration by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, critiquing social class pretensions in early 20th‑century Mexico.

In 1947, Diego Rivera reinterpreted her in his mural Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central, giving her the name “La Catrina” and transforming her into a national cultural symbol.

Cultural Meaning in Mexico

Today, La Catrina is one of the most recognizable figures of Día de Muertos, representing Mexico’s relationship with death—humor, acceptance, and equality beyond social class.

She symbolizes that death makes everyone equal, regardless of wealth or status.

We then visited the Metropolitan Cathedral which is the largest in Latin America, the Basilica of Saint Phillip Neri and the Church of San Francisco (Saint Francis) where we celebrated Mass.