Show Peruvians Peruvians continue religious tradition in US U.S. Liz F. F Kay KayThe The Baltimore Sun I II I Hundreds of Peruvian- Peruvian American Catholics reinforced f d ties t to th their i religious heritage Sunday as as teams slowly carried I ai image of Jesus that thatis thatis' thatis thatis' thatis is is' Levered fevered in their native c country through the streets of Poin Md rhe he procession organized bythe Catholic Community of St St. Michaels Michael's and St. St r P Patrick's Patricks ir ck's commemorates E Et enor de Los Milagros r or Christ of the Miracles a Peruvian devotion to Jesus Every October groups of Peruvian Peruvian Americans Americans have gathered at East Coast i cities such as Washington Wilmington Del and Clifton NJ to remember the survival of this image through natural disasters and their belief in its miraculous powers The Baltimore area procession usually draws the most people organizers said The processions mirror similar gatherings in Peru some attended by hundreds of thousands of people and followed by a marching band William Coronado president of the Baltimore chapter of the del Senor de Los Milagros the fraternity that organizes the procession each year said the devotion is important even for fori those i who no longer live ve in Peru We try to bring it here he said A A lot of p people ople cant can't go there for different re reasons reasons sons Its It's ts t's an n extremely popular devotion throughout P Pe Peril I 1 said Curt Cadorette religious studies professor at atthe th the University of Rochester a agda priest who spent about 20 years 20 ears in Peru I 1 I Devotions such as these are an example of popular religiosity religiosity Catholics Catholics could pray to the Christ of the Miracles for intervention just as they would to saints This is such a central part of Peruvian religious culture Cadorette said Lima Perus Peru's capital shuts down for the Lord of the Miracles |