He Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated every year December 12th from the Catholic Church. It is a date that honors one of the most popular devotions in the world. Mother of God. It’s that Patron Saint of Americadue to its origins in 15th century Mexico. On this day, millions of pilgrims set out Basilica of Guadalupe in order to venerate this dedication to Mary at the time.
Currently his character can be seen in various objects, but especially in Scarvesan element that has a close relationship with one of its most relevant manifestations.
According to the Catholic information agency ACI Prensa, this is the first appearance Mary figure It happened early one morning in December 1531 Tepeyac Hillnorth of Mexico City. A young indigenous man named Juan Diego He was on his way to the capital to attend his catechism class and participate in the Holy Mass. At dawn he heard a voice from the summit calling him by name.
Juan Diego decided to climb up where he found one beautiful woman who wore a dress as bright as the sun. She said to him: “Juanito: the smallest of my children, I am the eternal Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God for whom one lives. I urgently desire that a temple be built for me here to show and give all my love, compassion, help and protection to all the inhabitants of this land and to all who call upon me and trust me. Go where he is Lord Bishop and tell him that I want a temple on this level. Go and give it your best effort.”
When he returned to his city, The young man saw the Virgin Mary againwho asked him to convey this message to the bishop. He ran to the parish and received him Monsignor Juan de Zumarragathe first bishop of the diocese of Mexico. When the priest heard the story, he asked the young man to ask the lady for proof that she was the Mother of God.
When he returned home, Juan met up again the Virgin Mary, who asked him to go to the same place the next day. However, the next morning, December 12, 1531, he was unable to attend the summit because his uncle was very ill. Since he was dying, he looked for a priest to accompany his relative. However, that is Virgo He appeared again and asked where he was going. Juan was worried because he hadn’t kept his promise Holy mother He announced that his uncle would not die and that he had to climb to the summit.
As he climbed, Juan found fresh roses from Castile and he kept her in his tilma, a tunic for warmth. When he came down he went to take a look Monsignor Zumarraga. As he unfolded his cloak, the rust fell to the ground and the woman’s figure was painted on the fabric. Virgin of Guadalupe. In this way, the construction of a basilica in his honor was ordered.
Years later the… Pope Pius it announced “Patron saint of all Latin America.”“. Over the years it has been baptized by various popes as “Empress of America“,”The Heavenly Missionary of the New World” And “the mother of America“.
According to the Vatican’s official website, the following prayer is used to pray and ask for mercy from the Vatican Virgin of Guadalupe:
Oh Immaculate Virgin
Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church!
You who manifest from this place
your grace and your compassion
to all who ask for your protection;
Listen to the prayer that we address to you with childlike trust,
and present it before your Son Jesus, our only Savior.
Mother of Mercy, Mistress of the Hidden and Silent Sacrifice,
To you, who come to meet us sinners,
On this day we dedicate our entire being and our entire love to you.
We also consecrate our lives, our work,
our joys, our illnesses and our pains.
Give our people peace, justice and prosperity.
for everything we have and are we place under your care,
Our Lady and Mother.
We want to be completely with you and walk the journey with you
of complete loyalty to Jesus Christ in his church:
Don’t let us leave your loving hand.
Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of America,
We ask you for all bishops to guide the faithful on the path
of intense Christian life, love and humble service for God and souls.
Consider this immense harvest and intercede for the Lord to penetrate it
Hunger for holiness in all of God’s people and give abundantly
Vocations of priests and religious, strong in faith
and zealous proclaimers of the mysteries of God.
Grant our homes
the grace to love and respect the life that begins
with the same love with which you conceived in your mother’s womb
the life of the Son of God.
Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of Beautiful Love, protect our families,
so that they are always very united and the education of our children is blessed.
Our hope, look at us with compassion,
Teach us to constantly go to Jesus and help us when we fall
Arise, return to Him by confessing our guilt
and sins in the sacrament of penance,
that brings peace to the soul.
We ask you to give us a very great love for all the holy sacraments
which are like the footprints that your Son left for us on the earth.
So, Holy Mother, with the peace of God in your conscience,
with our hearts free from evil and hate,
we will be able to bring true joy and true peace to everyone,
which come from your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
that with God the Father and with the Holy Spirit,
He lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
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