Pies en Camino presents medal for 2026 Guadalupe race

Pies en Camino has unveiled the medal for the 2026 Archdiocese Race to the Basilica of Guadalupe. The gold-colored, embossed medal depicts Juan Diego kneeling before Our Lady of Guadalupe, surrounded by birds.

The design is inspired by an early moment in the Nican Mopohua, the account of the apparitions of Mary. It illustrates the morning of December 9, 1531, when Juan Diego heard various birds singing near Tepeyac before hearing a voice call his name. The medal includes the phrase, "He heard singing on the little hill, like the song of many fine birds," which comes from the apparition narrative.

Priest Alberto Orozco, the promoter for Pies en Camino, said the medal is intended to be the first in a series of annual collectibles. This collection will depict different moments from the story of Guadalupe each year until 2031, when the Church commemorates 500 years of the apparitions.