Today is another day we celebrate Mary, The Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe. Only 4 days after celebrating her Immaculate Conception, today we commemorate the day in 1531 where Mary appeared to a peasant boy, Juan Diego. After going to the Bishop and being turned away multiple times, her image then appeared on on Juan Diego's cloak right before their eyes. This cloak still exists and is displayed in The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
The entire story is pretty amazing. The image has been studied and science has been unable to explain how it was created nor how it has lasted nearly 500 years with little sign of age. It as been directly attributed to healings and may be the inspiration that lead the Aztecs to turn away from human sacrifice and cannibalism.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the first Marian apparition in the Western World. She is called the Patroness on the Americas, which happens to be where I live. So I chose to honor her, and hopefully you can honor her as well. She is our Spiritual Mother and by her intercession transmits the grace of God to all who willing to believe in her.
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