St juan diego

Saint of the Day – 9 December – St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548) – Layman – Marian Visionary. St Juan was born in 1474 in Tlayacac, Cuauhtitlan (about 15 miles n…

Saint Juan Diego is the patron saint of indigenous peoples. He is well known for having seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary four times.

The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a marvelous masterpiece of cultural synthesis that presents the Catholic Faith in a way that it was immediately understood and accepted by the native Mexican Indians. It is impossible to describe in few pages the rich symbolism contained on the Tilma of Juna Diego because every detail of color and of form carries a theological message: Face. The face of Our Lady is that of a mestiza girl; an ethnic anticipation, since at that time there were no mestizos…

by Cesar Franco Pope Pius XII gave Our Lady of Guadalupe the title of “Empress of the Americas” in 1945. Since December 12 is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this is a propitious moment to recall how She reigns over our nation from Heaven, protecting and guiding us with Motherly solicitude and tenderness. […]

Today we celebrate St. Juan Diego and his encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe. The miraculous image that appeared on his tilma led to the salvation of millions of souls and powerfully testifies to the truth of the Catholic faith.

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Venerable Pope John Paul II at the canonization mass of Saint Juan Diego in 2002 Our Lady of Guadalupe praying over Juan Diego to give him comfort! The miracle with Juan Diego with the roses of Our Lady of Guadlupe! Saint Juan Diego: remembering you on this day cause today on this day in 1531, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe appeared to you! thanks for being wonderful figure in the Catholic Church history! Saint Juan Diego A Model of Humility "I give praise to you, Father…

“Today the Church in the United States celebrates the optional memorial of St. Juan Diego, an Indian convert, to whom the Virgin Mary appeared as he was going to Mass in Tlatlelolco, Mexico. …

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Saint of the Day – 9 December – St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548) – Layman – Marian Visionary. St Juan was born in 1474 in Tlayacac, Cuauhtitlan (about 15 miles n…