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Friends of the Rosary,

Today, December 12, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

On December 9, 1531, Juan Diego, a Chichimeca Indian, encountered a beautiful young woman speaking in the native Nahuatl, who revealed herself as “Holy Mary, Mother of the True God for whom we live.”

She requested that a chapel be built. After the local bishop refused to believe Juan, the Virgin herself arranged roses in Juan’s rough cloak, on his tilma.

When Juan opened his cloak before the bishop, a miraculous image appeared.

After Mary appeared at Tepeyac (in Mexico City today), humanity witnessed the most significant conversion movement. Within seven years, practically the entire Mexican people, nine million native people, converted to Christianity.

With this miraculous national conversion, the Aztec practice of human sacrifice came to an end, and the God of the eternal truth, nonviolence, and forgiving love defeated the fallen spirits in an astounding culture-changing victory.

Our Lady of Guadalupe proved a more effective evangelist than Peter, Paul, Patrick, and Francis Xavier combined. We join the same fight when we honor Our Lady today.

Today, the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the “Marian heart of America,” as Pope John Paul II called it, is one of the most significant pilgrimage centers in the world.

The shrine conserves the cactus-fiber cloth of Juan Diego, which should have lasted 15 to 20 years. Today, nearly 500 years later, it shows no signs of deteriorating.

In Our Lady’s eyes, there is an image depicting the very moment Juan Diego revealed his tilma to Bishop Juan de Zumárraga. The encounter preserved in the eyes of Our Lady of Guadalupe now serves as a sign for others.

The veneration of the Beautiful Guadalupana continues to inspire millions around the world, bringing ageless joy.

Ave Maria
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!

Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!

+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York

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