The Archdiocese of Santa Fe continues to abide by New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Red to Green Framework, the county-by-county framework that permits counties – and the businesses and nonprofit entities within their borders – to operate under less restrictive public health measures when health metrics demonstrating the extent of the virus’ spread and test positivity within those counties are met.
As such, Chimayo and the Tome Hill group pilgrimages, as well as special processions in which people bunch together, are canceled for 2021. It is the archdiocese’s hope the pilgrimages will resume full-scale next year, but still want to do the utmost to protect life in this continuing though attenuating pandemic. Individual pilgrims visiting Santuario de Chimayo are strongly discouraged from visiting the sacred shrine.
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation, New Mexico State Police and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe are asking the faithful to please stay home during Holy Week. While annual pilgrimages to El Santuario de Chimayo and Tome Hill are cherished, New Mexico traditions, the events have been cancelled.
Santa Ana Catholic Church in Deming organizes an annual Lenten Youth Walk at Rockhound State Park 12 miles south of Deming. The walk usually attracts 150-200 youths and members of the congregation where an outdoor Mass is held under a group shelter at the park. Following the Mass, the youth and congregation have lunch and reflect on the Lenten season.