In the final day of our search with the Jesuits in the desert west of El Paso, after locating two more sites with human remains — one clearly a woman, her hair still tangled with extensions and a black tie half-buried in the sand — we paused. We stopped, not to search, but to pray. At a quiet, protected place in the desert stands a small memorial for a young traveler who died here a few short years ago. Their family asked that it be made. Friends with Parallel 31 answered. A monument was placed at the site where the body was found, so they would not vanish without witness. 🤍 Thirteen Jesuit priests and seminarians stood together and sang Salve Regina — voices rising in perfect harmony over the desert that has taken so many. Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. A prayer for the lost. A prayer for the living. A prayer for those still waiting to be found. The blessing was led by Jaret Ornelas, a longtime Battalion searcher and Jesuit seminarian, wearing his original Battalion shirt. Holy w...