GALLERY: Families celebrate Día de los Muertos

By
Denise Cathey
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Families celebrated  Día de los Muertos Tuesday evening with a mass by Father Joshua Carlos of Holy Family Church Brownsville and a performance by mariachis at Guillen Community Cemetery.

Pan de muerto, water, LED lights and snacks for the families were distributed to ensure the dead found their way to rejoin their loved ones this year in a socially-distanced celebration of life in the community cemetery.

Families bring items to place on their loved one’s grave Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Juanita Arratia brings her hands together in prayer Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
The crowd of families of the departed cast shadows across the headstones Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Cirila Garza brings her palm to her forehead as she listens to the mass Tuesday evening at a gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Fr. Joshua Carlos of Holy Family Church Brownsville conducts the mass Tuesday evening at a gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Ruben Garza carries a bouquet of white chrysanthemums Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Deacon Josh Ramirez blesses the cemetery with holy water Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Sisters Estella Ortiz and Sonia De La Fuentes stand in front of the grave of mother, Maria Luisa Ortiz Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Manager Maria G. Guillen grabs two bottles of water and pan de muerto to give to a family member for the dead Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Surrounded by her family, Mayra Rivera cleans the grave of her son Antonio Tuesday evening at a mass and gathering in honor of the departed and All Soul’s Day for Día de los Muertos at Guillen Community Cemetery. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)

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