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Steven Aragon, a resident of Los Lunas, watches the sunrise at the top of Tomé Hill during a Good Friday pilgrimage to the site in Valencia County.

Jaime Trejo carries a large cross along Santa Fe County Road 98 on his way to the Santuario de Chimayó on Friday. Thousands of people were making their pilgrimage to the small church in northern Santa Fe County on Good Friday.

Joseph Orona of Los Lunas prays at the top of Tomé Hill during a Good Friday pilgrimage.

Jeremy Cabral carries a cross with his father Eleacar Cabral at the top of Tomé Hill during a Good Friday pilgrimage to the site in Valencia County, N.M., on April 18, 2025.

People make it to the top of Tomé Hill at dawn during a Good Friday pilgrimage to the site in Valencia County, N.M., on April 18, 2025.

Published April 18, 2025 - 7:57 p.m. Modified April 18, 2025 - 10:27 p.m.

A Holy Week custom continued as thousands of Catholic pilgrims trekked to the Santuario de Chimayó in northern New Mexico and Tomé Hill in Valencia County on Good Friday. Some of those on the path carried large crosses and walked barefoot along highways and down gravel roads as they made their way to the sacred sites. The tradition has carried on for decades and, more recently, sees some highways and roads along the route blocked to traffic to keep pilgrims safe on the journey.

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