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Queen of Peace Catholic Church members make an interesting spectacle Sunday on Cloquet Avenue in Cloquet as they walked to Pinehurst Park for a celebration.
Led by servers and children throwing rose petals, members of the Queen of Peace Catholic Church walked down Cloquet Avenue during a processional Sunday to celebrate the feast day of the church's namesake, Jesus's mother, Mary, aka Queen of Peace. Mary intercedes for us and prays for peace, said Father Nick Nelson.
The Queen of Peace priest explained that a processional is a couple things.
"It's kind of like a mini pilgrimage. Our life is a pilgrimage, with the end goal of heaven," Nelson said. "We also think of it like a parade. We don't worship Mary, but we honor her like we would honor a win...
