People carry flowers, banners and umbrellas during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Men walk alongside the Our Lady of La Vang float as it leaves the Christ Cathedral during the Walking With Mary procession at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Young girls carry flowers during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People carry banners and flowers during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People carry flowers and umbrellas during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Women carry flowers during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People carry banners during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Performers carry flowers during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman uses a fan to shade herself to the Christ Cathedral during the Walking With Mary procession in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Men walk alongside the Our Lady of La Vang float as it makes its way back to the Christ Cathedral during the Walking With Mary procession in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Priests walk behind the Our Lady of La Vang float as it makes its way back to the Christ Cathedral during the Walking With Mary procession in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Men carry banners during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire.. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman uses a large fan to shade herself to the Christ Cathedral prior to the Walking With Mary procession in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Thousands of people carry flowers, banners and umbrellas during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire.. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People carry flowers, banners and umbrellas during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
With Christ Cathedral as a backdrop, people take part in the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Performers carry flowers during the Walking With Mary procession as the Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary, at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire.. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Men walk alongside the Our Lady of La Vang float as it leaves the Christ Cathedral during the Walking With Mary procession at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Christ Cathedral and the Diocese of Orange hosts the fourth annual Marian Days, a celebration of the Virgin Mary. The festivities are centered around the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine, a 16-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A procession of thousands on Saturday, July 12, at the Christ Cathedral and into the surrounding streets in Garden Grove capped off the fourth annual Marian Days.
The two-day event is a celebration of the Virgin Mary with lectures and workshops, special Masses and cultural performances. This year’s theme was “Walking With Mary.”
Many of the activities take place at the shrine, with its 16-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary dressed in a traditional Vietnamese ao dai and holding the baby Jesus. In the shrine, she is surrounded by trees representing the forest of La Vang where it is believed the Marian apparition appeared in 1798 to comfort persecuted Catholics in Central Vietnam.
