To be like Jesus and to love Him more the way He loves us, we go
to Him the way He came to us -- thru Mary.
Miraculous Picture of Mary:
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE,
PRAY FOR US!
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mesoamerica, the New World, 1521: The capital city of the Aztec empire
falls under the Spanish forces. Less than 20 years later, 9 million of the
inhabitants of the land, who professed for centuries a polytheistic and
human sacrificing religion, are converted to Christianity. What happened
in those times that produced such an incredible and historically
unprecedented conversion?
In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a humble Native American at
Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico City.
She identified herself as the ever virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the True
God for whom we live, of the Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and the
earth.
She made a request for a church to be built on the site, and submitted her
wish to the local Bishop. When the Bishop hesitated, and requested her
for a sign, the Mother of God obeyed without delay or question, sending
Her native messenger to the top of the hill in mid-December to gather an
assortment of roses for the Bishop.
After complying to the Bishop's request for a sign, She also left for us an
image of herself imprinted miraculously on the native's tilma, a poor
quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows
no sign of decay 475 years later and still defies all scientific explanations
of its origin.
It apparently even reflects in Her eyes what was in front of her in 1531.
An incredible list of miracles, cures and interventions are attributed to Her.
Yearly, an estimated 10 million visit her Basilica, making her Mexico City
home the most popular Marian shrine in the world.
"Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other
sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not
under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my
fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything."
(Words of Our Lady to Juan Diego)
www.olmhtchurch.org
to Him the way He came to us -- thru Mary.
Miraculous Picture of Mary:
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE,
PRAY FOR US!
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mesoamerica, the New World, 1521: The capital city of the Aztec empire
falls under the Spanish forces. Less than 20 years later, 9 million of the
inhabitants of the land, who professed for centuries a polytheistic and
human sacrificing religion, are converted to Christianity. What happened
in those times that produced such an incredible and historically
unprecedented conversion?
In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a humble Native American at
Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico City.
She identified herself as the ever virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the True
God for whom we live, of the Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and the
earth.
She made a request for a church to be built on the site, and submitted her
wish to the local Bishop. When the Bishop hesitated, and requested her
for a sign, the Mother of God obeyed without delay or question, sending
Her native messenger to the top of the hill in mid-December to gather an
assortment of roses for the Bishop.
After complying to the Bishop's request for a sign, She also left for us an
image of herself imprinted miraculously on the native's tilma, a poor
quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows
no sign of decay 475 years later and still defies all scientific explanations
of its origin.
It apparently even reflects in Her eyes what was in front of her in 1531.
An incredible list of miracles, cures and interventions are attributed to Her.
Yearly, an estimated 10 million visit her Basilica, making her Mexico City
home the most popular Marian shrine in the world.
"Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other
sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who am your Mother? Are you not
under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my
fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything."
(Words of Our Lady to Juan Diego)
www.olmhtchurch.org
