Lady of guadalupe

In the early years of the Spanish occupation of the Americas, it was no secret that Spanish clergy distrusted the sincerity of Native people’s conversions to Catholicism. After all, their devotion to the Christian God had been imposed through violence against long-standing Native religious traditions. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Mexican devotion to the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe had its roots in the more ancient worship of Tonantzin Coatlicue (Our Mother Serpent Skirt)…

"Blessed Mary, Mother of God, pray for me!" ~ Saint Bernadette.

In 1531, a “Lady from Heaven” appeared to Juan Diego, a poor Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City.

I had to tear out my ceiling for this, it's about 8 and a half feet tall. It was on its side until I could have my family room remodeled and vaulted.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe With it being the night before the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe I felt the need to post about it. It is one of my favorite images of Mary. I hope that you all have a blessed and holy feast day today. May God Bless you all. Feastday: December 12 Patron of the Americas Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12 (USA) When we reflect on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe we learn two important lessons, one of faith and one of understanding. Missionaries who first came to Mexico…

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