Those who might have been wondering who was running with a torch through Paulding County on Tuesday have their answer: it was a pilgrimage.
Volunteers along the route take up time carrying the torch northward as part of the Carrera Antorcha Guadalupana, an annual event that begins on August 30 and will conclude in New York City in December as the light goes northward like the same passage made by many immigrants into the United States.
The journey begins in Mexico’s capital at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and will end before the holidays at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City.
The annual pilgrimage that began in 1997 covers 9 Mexican and 14 US states before the journey concludes, with many stops along the way as the torch is carried forward. It made its way into Paulding County on Tuesday via Highway 278 from Polk County’s St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church before ending the day in Forest Park at San Felipe De Jesus Catholic Church, passing through four counties in total before their time was complete…