Marian devotion
San Juan de los Lagos and Pacific fishermen
Mazatlán, Sinaloa
The fishermen of Mazatlan venerate San Juan as a protector of the sea.
Place: Mazatlán, Sinaloa
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Mazatlán, Pacific fishermen venerate the Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos. They carry an image on their ships and pray to him before they sail.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of St. John protects fishermen from Pacific storms. The fishermen say they sometimes see a light on the sea.
Every 2 February, fishermen organize a maritime procession in the Pacific.
San Juan de los Lagos protects those who sail the Pacific.
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