employ all of the strength thou art able., Juan bowed low in humble obeisance and said, I go, I go, my most noble Lady and Mistress, to do as a humble servant what you have ordered. This sounds very much like the Spanish word, and to the Indians it meant that the Virgin of Tepeyac was the one who crushes the serpent. The reasons for this interpretation are extremely convincing. The shrines Tepeyac Hill is a replica of the site in Mexico where the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant named Juan Diego in 1531 and told him to build a church. Here not so long ago stood the gory temple of the Aztecs mother goddess. Let us pick up the story again now as we find Juan Diego walking along the main avenue in Mexico City, about to arrive at the Bishops house with his urgent message. At that time, the plight of the natives was intolerable. You dont have to look very far away anymore. Are you not under my shadow and protection? . Doria hung up Our Lady of Guadalupes picture in his cabin and then girded himself with a sword. Where did she appear? She always gives over and above what she is asked. Her message was beautiful and simple. . If only more men would open their hearts to hear the call, what joy it would bring into their lives! When a child of Mary suffers so does the Mother, not physically-for her body is glorified-but spiritually. The Indians, especially, were swept away with an elation that knew no bounds. According to the account, the Virgin Mary told Juan Diego, an Indian convert, to tell Bishop Juan de Zumrraga to build a chapel. Temples stained with the blood of human sacrifice were torn down and churches rose up in their place. The Mexicans are an extremely religious people. Not stopping to ask how this could be-for it was well into winter and all the foliage had died-the unpretentious ambassador, trusting completely in his Ladys word, hurried up the slope. Though for a long time I was not let in to the Bishop, I finally saw him and gave him your message just as you ordered me. It was still dusky, not too far from dawn, as he approached Tepeyac hill. However, the anti-apparitionists, as they are called by the loyal Guadalupanos, seem never to weary of falling flat on their faces after being floored by the return fire of their own scientific weaponry. Secretly Zumarraga had instructed two of his attendants to follow the Indian wherever he went, but from a safe and unobservable distance, so that they might see who it was with whom he was conversing. Lee, the most renowned Guadalupan author, adroitly concluded, If her enemies murmur because her crown is of gold, her children will add to it one of diamonds., So intense was the Guadalupan fever around the time of the coronation that for a little while even the secular newspapers condescended to write a few words in praise of their countrys Patroness. At this point in the story we meet the third Juan, the uncle of Juan Diego, Juan Bernardino. There you will find a large variety of flowers. According to the account, the Virgin Mary told Juan Diego, an Indian convert, to tell Bishop Juan de Zumrraga to build a chapel. And it is their common love for the Virgin of Guadalupe that will ignite that flame. WebOn December 9, 1531, barely 10 years after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Our Lady appeared to a native peasant named Juan Diego while he was crossing Tepeyac Hill, outside what is today Mexico City. So poor Juan Bernardino, who was in good health when his nephew last saw him, was now at deaths door. He answered: My Lady and my Child, I will not cause you affliction. There is a very real communication of hearts at Guadalupe. On December 9, 1531, Mary appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill while he was on his way to Mass. . do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. After telling Juan that she was the mother of the true God, she told him that she wanted a church to be built there in her honor. And if anyone is ashamed to call himself Roman Catholic, Our Lady will be ashamed of such a one when he appears before her Son for judgment. Finally, Our Lady gave him a sign to take to the Bishop, a bouquet of flowers that she had caused to spring miraculously from the hilltops frozen winter soil. Then she revealed to him the title by which she wished to be known and invoked by the Mexican people: I am, the Lady solemnly said, the ever-Virgin, Holy Mary of Guadalupe!. After telling Juan that she was the mother of the true God, she told him that she wanted a church to be built there in her honor. Immediately, he felt a profound peace come over his soul, and through his limbs a healing wave seemed to roll, filling him with strength and cooling his burning fever. It references an older, large-scale devotion to a black Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe, centered at the monastery in Cceres, Spain. Christian Europes victory in 1571 over the invading Moslem armies in the decisive naval battle of Lepanto was attributed to the intercession of the Holy Rosary, and in a special sense to Our Lady of Guadalupe. That was in January, 1979. I gathered that he did not believe me, for he told me to come again that he might at leisure inquire into my affair and examine it more closely. Deeply saddened by the obvious skepticism of the illustrious bishop, Juan rose to his feet, bowed, and took his leave. He was a 57-year-old widower, and lived in a small village near Mexico City. Then, accompanied by a host of attendants from the palace and with his own personal guard of honor, he returned to his uncle. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our pure Mother, Our Sovereign Lady, is one of us! What an answer to the inhumanity of slavery! Our Lady of Guadalupe first introduced herself as the Mother of God and the mother of all humanity when she appeared on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico in 1531. At the Bishops request, Juan Diego moved to a little apartment prepared for him adjacent to the chapel. And what is even more beautiful is the way she sweetly reigns in the Mexican home. WebTepeyac Hill at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. What did the Lady look like? Then the Bishop asked Juan various questions, all of which he answered perfectly. Is there anything else you need? - Our Ladys words to her servant Juan Diego. And she is approaching not alone, but with Child, for she wears a tasseled waistband indicating her condition. First, Cuba, then Nicaragua, and now El Salvador a little country named after the Savior. And in a certain sense all of Central America belongs to Mexico. Then he recounted before his amazed listeners the entire story of what had transpired at Tepeyac: how the Lady had promised a sign; how she directed him to climb the hill, where he would find many flowers growing; how he had gathered them in his tilma; and how she had rearranged them with her own hand, telling him to take them to the Bishop that he might at last believe her message and fulfill her desire. Now he walked the road alone. As he drew near the hill where he had spoken to Our Lady, he was faced with a dilemma; surely he would find her waiting for him if he took the usual path, and he could not afford to be detained at this time. Montezuma studied the drawings (since the Aztecs had no written alphabet, all of their messages were done by the means of hieroglyphics); his eyes were fixed upon the sails of the vessels . Then, overcome by his own nervous intensity, the tears started down his cheeks, as he implored his Lordship to heed the noble Ladys request. An indigenous peasant, Juan Diego, saw a glowing figure on the hill. She is bringing Jesus, her divine Son, to her people, just as she brought Him to her cousin St. Elizabeth. The tilma and its image can be seen to this very day in the cathedral of Mexico City. Then, as he lifted his eyes from the prodigy on the floor, there suddenly appeared on the Indians tilma an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in resplendent glory. On Saturday morning December 9, 1531, he was on his way to a nearby barrio to attend Mass in honor of Our Lady. No other title of Our Lady could have produced this effect. Before Our Ladys coming the missionaries were able to pour the saving waters upon the heads of only one million natives, and most of these were orphaned children, victims of war, whom the loving padres had adopted and educated. There was a pervading atmosphere of impending doom and all the Aztec nobility sensed it. The symbolism is overwhelmingly clear. The name also refers to the Marian apparition itself. Never has the warfare between the Woman and the infernal serpent been more ferocious than it is in our day. An indigenous peasant, Juan Diego, saw a glowing figure on the hill. It was a melody such as he had never heard. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain. On December 9, 1531, Mary appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill while he was on his way to Mass. For instance, since the Aztecs regarded themselves as the people of the sun, they felt driven to supply this divinity with a regular nourishment of human blood, for fear that he might no longer appear on the horizon.. He waited and waited drawing his tilma tightly about him, for it was very cold; one, two, three hours elapsed, and finally the majordomo called out his name; the Bishop would see him. Unfortunately, they were not too careful where they aimed and one of the shafts struck a spectator, piercing his neck, and killing him instantly. Bishop Zumrraga asked Diego for a sign as proof that it was truly the Mother of God. And she was delighted in the way her bronze-skinned children lovingly inhaled the whole spirit, as well as the doctrine, of the gospel. Woe to the leaders of our country who are sanctioning this slaughter, and more than that, woe to the leaders of the Church in America who do not constantly condemn those who are the cause of this bloodshed! With Juan Diego walking closest to Our Lady, in the place of honor; Juan Bernardino by his side; Fra Zumarraga right behind; and next to him his good friend the Conqueror himself, the Marquis Hernando Cortez, and the Marquessa his wife; and the whole population following in procession, they arrived at the chapel to enthrone the Image of Guadalupe amidst unprecedented exuberance. and the black crosses thereon! Gather them carefully and assemble them. Arriving in Tolpetlac, the humble celebrity was overjoyed to see his uncle recuperating on the porch of his cabin taking in the fresh air. Though the whole world loves Our Lady of Guadalupe (it has just recently been made known to me that she is revered even in China), she belongs in a special way to Mexico. Something obviously had to be done. Finally, one of the court officials noticed that the Indian was concealing something underneath his cloak. Surely, it must have been quite a sight for the Indians to see little Juan Diego, who shortly before was kicked about like an old shoe, now being triumphantly escorted around the countryside like a national hero. The natives of Mexico are known in history as the Aztecs. Why build a church that looks more like an astrodome sports arena than a house of God? The Blessed Virgin receives here three times more pilgrims than she does even at Lourdes. Strangely though, there was no fear in him; he was supremely confident, and intoxicated with exuberance. The name also refers to the Marian apparition itself. The tones began to grow more enchanting, filling the air around him and so enrapturing his soul that he began to doubt whether it was possible for a man in this fragile life to relish such exquisite harmony and remain in the flesh. Or did she say something that sounded like it? In 1754, when none of his predecessors in the chair of Peter had as yet officially approved the apparition, that was a courageous and beautiful thing for a Pope to say. But we must try. The four-and-a-half-foot-tall image of Our Lady of Guadalupe imprinted on Juan Diegos cloak in 1531 depicts a young pregnant woman encircled by rays of sunlight. No one can benefit unto salvation from the infinite intercessory power of Mary, which she has as Gods Mother, unless he professes the true Faith as taught by the Roman Catholic Church. Guadalupe, referring to their common Mother, would be a unifying bond between their nations. Here under her watchful eye all the bad fruits of worldliness and vice dare not appear. Are you not in the folds of my mantle? One such article that appeared in the daily journal _Gil Blas_ very beautifully summed up the mind of the nation: All, whether believers or not, find something to love, and to love intensely, in the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Kneeling before her he painfully acknowledged his failure: O little one, most dear, my Queen and most high Lady, I did what you told me. When the Spaniards arrived in 1519 the Aztec Empire was outwardly impressive, but inwardly faltering under the cruel tyranny of Montezuma II, a superstitious, ill-fated man, whom the people believed to be a descendant of the gods. It seems that this royal prophetess, suffering from a severe illness, lapsed into a coma. Return here tomorrow in order that thou mayest secure for the Bishop the sign for which he has asked. As it is in the nature of a mother to desire to put herself in the place of a suffering child and to grieve even more than the one afflicted; so it is the nature of Our Mother Mary to feel this same compassion-though more intensely-for all her spiritual children, regardless of race and color. The Silver Rose Program is the K of C's longest running devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Though the powers that be, ecclesiastical as well as civil, who approved of this construction, may have lost the sense of what is beautiful, the Mexican people have not. With the cure of this physical wound, the Mother of God, who is the Health of the Sick, began healing the wound of animosity that until then had kept these two races so bitterly divided. This hill stands 40 feet tall and features statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and San Juan Diego. Juan was fifty-one years old when he was reborn in Christ. Too many, sad to say, approach as mere tourists with no faith and no love, like orphans who do not want a mother. That my will may have its effect, thou must go to the city of Mexico and to the palace of the bishop who resides there, to tell him that I have sent thee and that I wish a temple to be raised to me in this place. Our Lady of Guadalupe first introduced herself as the Mother of God and the mother of all humanity when she appeared on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico in 1531. He thought to slip unseen by the eyes of her who sees all (alas, how many times have we not made the same mistake); but, as he passed by the prominence, he could scarcely believe what his eyes beheld; for up ahead of him he saw the Holy Virgin in a blaze of light, gliding effortlessly down the slope on an angle so as to intercept him. At these words renewed vigor and confidence poured into Juans heart. In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a humble Native American at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico City. Far be it from me to incur your indignation, or to displease you by my reply.. Yet, even as the glittering crown, on that momentous autumn day, was being lifted by the presiding archbishop above Our Ladys head, the violent forces of evil were at the same time secretly plotting her overthrow. For the same author elsewhere tells of different incidents where the friars, upon entering a village, would be accosted by entire families pleading in tears to be made Christians, while making frantic gestures for the water to be poured on their head. She proceeds to meet them on the way. Witness the way all media of entertainment, especially movies, have been saturated with violence, immorality, and open blasphemy. Every year up to twenty million pilgrims come to Mexicos capital from all over the world to see and pray to Our Lady before her miraculous picture. The question arises, and justly so, did Our Lady actually say Guadalupe when she spoke to Juan Bernardino? The pilgrim would never travel alone anymore. Abandoned by her European children, who walked out of the True Church to the number of five million to follow after the errors of Luther, the Immaculate Mother of God came to the New World. In the ages of faith such measures moved mountains. Our Lady would not call anyone at random her child, as one author mistakenly puts it, regardless of race, color, or creed. The first two regardlesses are certainly no obstacle to divine union, since they owe their origin to the divine Will, and the third regardless may be all right among Masonic, anti Revelationist circles, but it is downright heretical to make it a regardless when it refers to becoming a child of Mary. The rocks became as precious gold; the earth sparkled like emeralds and multi-colored jewels; even the shrubs and prickly pears were splattered with a sheet of color, as if their thorns had been changed into stained glass. This was the situation Zumarraga was faced with as he took over his see. Suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by music, very wonderful music, descending from atop the slope of the hill. Needless to say, if the canvas has been miraculously preserved, so has the image. Juan Diego awoke before sunrise. Soon, however, he found himself standing again in front of the episcopal palace and knocking at the gate. After these soothing words of encouragement, Our Lady ordered Juan to climb up the hill, and there at the top he would find the sign the Bishop needed. But this in no way means that we are to become pacifists. Surely the Indian had his wits about him; there wasnt anything odd or singular in his behavior, nor was there any contradiction in his answers. He wants us to be persistent even with Him. And to their great joy and astonishment, the uncle related to the assembled visitors that it was at that very hour, when perceiving himself to be at the last extremity of life, that a dazzling light had flooded his quiet chamber, and the same beautiful Lady appeared to him all radiant with that glory his nephew described. King Charles had chosen a good man for the job. She then took the flowers and with her own hands rearranged them, as only a woman can, saying as she did so, My little son, these varied flowers are the sign which you are to take to the Bishop. Juan Bernardino nodded as if he already knew what had happened, and patiently suppressed his own sequential epilogue until his nephew told him about the heavenly Womans pledge of his cure. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Totally perplexed, the fifty seven year old Juanito clambered up the rocky incline to see who it was who so sweetly addressed him. The Lady spoke, My son, Juan Diego, whom I tenderly love as a little one and weak, where are you going?. This hill stands 40 feet tall and features statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and San Juan Diego. Juan was walking by a hill called Tepeyac when he It references an older, large-scale devotion to a black Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe, centered at the monastery in Cceres, Spain. And if we are going to do battle against such a mammoth satanic force, we must place the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on our banners. Very early, before sunrise, Juan Diego hustled off on his way to find a priest. WebOur Lady of Guadaloupe Church is a historic church at 302 S. Kendrick in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. As he reached the summit, the voice gently bade him draw near. A Secret History of Our Lady of Guadalupe Hidden in Plain Sight in the Vatican Library by Stephen M. Metzger December 10, 2021 T he story of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Guadalupe, Mexico is one of high We would do well to pray that God, in His mercy, may send us a modern-day Hernando Cortez so that he might put an end to this horrible slaughter of our own Innocents and deal with these sophisticated murderers as they have so mercilessly dealt with our helpless children. With her dark complexion and mixture of indigenous and Spanish features, Our Lady of Guadalupe represents the unity of all people. Did you sleep well? The Silver Rose Program is the K of C's longest running devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Despite all the efforts to weaken it, the Faith in our neighboring republic is surprisingly vibrant. As one commentator noted, He had failed her; she had not failed him. This is what the reckless liberals have already done to so many of our churches. They have made her a dwelling place barren and devoid of beauty, unworthy of such a Mother. It was a long journey for anyone to make two days in a row; thats twenty-four miles of walking, and his aging limbs were beginning to feel the toll. They are right in our backyard. Be assured that I shall reward thee for all thou hast undergone. The shrines Tepeyac Hill is a replica of the site in Mexico where the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant named Juan Diego in 1531 and told him to build a church. Now Mary knows her children only too well but her children do not and cannot know her well enough, for there is so much to know about her that the pursuit would exhaust a whole lifetime of effort. Are you not under my shadow and protection? Bishop Juan de Zumarraga was to play a very crucial role in our story. It was the voice of a young woman, a tender voice, calling his name most affectionately, Juanito, Juan Dieguito.. Tell him to erect for me the temple I demand, and say that she who sent thee is the Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God.. It is the Flesh she gave Jesus that makes us one with Jesus and children of His Mother. They were a warlike people who migrated sometime around the fourteenth century from the north into the warmer climate zone. The Good Thief from his bed of wood asked her crucified Son for a remembrance and received Paradise; the good Bishop from his oratory asked for roses from Castile and received the Mystical Rose from Heaven. But there were exceptions. This enigmatic title of the Virgin of Tepeyac would prove to be a symbolic catalyst for procuring this peace. What the authorities would like to do with the old temple is to hoist it up straight, reinforce its foundations, and then open it as a museum. It wasnt long after Montezuma took his lofty seat that reports came that huge vessels with white flags had been sighted by their Mayan neighbors off the coasts of Yucatan. Juan was walking by a hill called Tepeyac when he One of these was Cuauhtlatohuac, who with his one wife lived twelve miles north of the capital. Then, there was the dream of his sister, the Princess Papantzin, who was later to be one of the first of her people to embrace Christianity. The Aztecs had gods for almost every prominent reality in the world about them and inside them: that is, from the sun and moon above, to the passions within. And how is your health?. Juan was walking by a hill called Tepeyac when he Their futility in this ridiculous endeavor is pointed out in the accompanying article on the Miraculous Image. He gave her a Mass, a place in the Divine Office, and the first of the above-mentioned titles. During the Calles persecution in the 1920s (which persecution by the way dared not close her shrine) the wretched conspirators attempted to blow her out of existence with a time bomb. . She asked him to approach the bishop and request that a shrine be built to her there, where she would bless those who called upon her. WebOn December 9, 1531, barely 10 years after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Our Lady appeared to a native peasant named Juan Diego while he was crossing Tepeyac Hill, outside what is today Mexico City.
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