People sing and pray in front of St. Andrews Church in Pasadena after the torch honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe passes through. The relay began in Mexico City and made its way throughout Southern California. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
In a traditional costume, 1-year-old Hazel Marin walks in the procession that ended on the football field of East Los Angeles College. The 2,700-mile relay spanned two countries and made it to more than a dozen Southern California churches. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Julio Chavez, 16, holds the flame during a leg of the relay that ended at the college. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Chavez holds the torch high among the crowd of about 20,000 other Catholics. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Streets by the college teem with celebrators during L.A.’s first such torch relay. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Alfredo Basilia carries a likeness of the virgin during the procession. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
A woman joins the festivities with a colorful headdress. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Brenda Madina,13, spices up the procession with her plumes. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
A young girl stares up at the Virgin of Guadalupe, reaching out her hand to touch an image of the Catholic icon. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Crowds of people run in with the sacred torch on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
