" Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sicknes
or anguish. Am I not here, your mother? Are you not under my protection? Are
you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be
disturbed by anything. "
--Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
or anguish. Am I not here, your mother? Are you not under my protection? Are
you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be
disturbed by anything. "
--Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
| Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in Mexico as the pregnant Mother of God to Saint Juan Diego, a Chicemeca Indian, on December 9, 10 and 12, 1531. She left a Miraculous Image of her appearance on his cactus fiber cloak, or "tilma", which still exists today for all to see in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Our Lady came to offer faith, hope and consolation to the oppressed natives of Mexico and to reconcile then with their Spanish rulers. She put an end to the bloody human sacrifice of the Aztecs and converted nine million natives in the next nine years In April of 1990 Juan Diego was declared Blessed by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. The following month, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, during his second visit to the shrine, John Paul II performed the beatification ceremony. On July 2002 he was canonized by the Church, during a ceremony celebrated by John Paul II, again in the Basilica of Guadalupe. Pope John Paul II praised Juan Diego for his simple faith nourished by catechesis and pictured him (who said to the Blessed Virgin Mary: "I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf") as a model of humility for all of us. |
| I had been working on a more masculine rosary, not with any intention of making it a Guadalupe rosary, since the original Guadalupe rosary I had imagined would be a reflection of the colors of her gown and mantle. However, the more I worked on this olive wood rosary, the more I thought of Juan Diego. So, this is my Juan Diego rosary. It represents masculinity and humility; perfect for any Catholic man. |
| LITANY FOR THE UNBORN We pray to Jesus That unborn children may have the gift of life, Suffering Christ Hear us. That laws be passed to protect the right to life of the unborn, Suffering Christ Hear us. That our nation return to reverence and respect for all life, Suffering Christ hear us. That God answer the prayers of those women who seek the gift of motherhood, Suffering Christ Hear us. That mothers who are unable to keep their babies choose the gift of adoption, and give others the chance to share the gift of love, Suffering Christ Hear us. We pray to Jesus that He will give special blessings and consolation to parents who are unable to keep their babies, who choose the gift of adoption, and give others the chance to share the gift of love, Suffering Christ Hear us |
| This page last updated 6/17/08 |
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| in Oaxaca Mexico. The cross is also hand-cast in Bronze, and dates to the 1800’s. This cross in Oaxaca Mexico. The cross is also hand-cast in Bronze, and dates to the 1800’s. This cross may be exchanged for a more traditional crucifix from Latin America. may be exchanged for a more traditional crucifix from Latin America. |
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