Our first retreat “Am I not here, I who am your Mother?” went very well and touched many hearts. We will be announcing shortly when next week’s Zoom retreat will be as well as what our next theme will be for that retreat. I would like to thank you all for your prayers and support […]
“Guadalupedia” Did you know that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe contains no brush strokes? In 1979 two scientists from the University of Florida used infrared to analyze the image and found that there was not a single paint brush stroke on the entire image. Yet another way that science confirms that this image […]
Guadalupedia: Did you know that the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe maintains a tested and consistent temperature of 98.6°F despite the ambient temperature around the image? Whether it is warmer or colder around the image, she maintains a consistent, healthy, living human body temperature.
Pronounced “Mah-geh”. An agave plant related to the aloe plant, native to Mexico and parts of the American Southwest and Texas. The poorer classes of Aztecs would tear its long blades into fibers for a variety of uses, including drying these fibers, twisting them together and then using them to weave fabric. It is this […]
Did you know that by 1541 over 9 million people converted and were baptized Catholics from the time of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531?
The Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe receives more than 15 million visitors every year.
St. Juan Diego was already 57 years old at the time of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. So if you ever think that you’re too old to try something or do something new…
Pronounced “keen-koon-say”. An Aztec symbol consisting of a circle with four petals. It is associated both with divinity and kingship. Although some symbols are repreated on Our Lady’s gown, the quincunx is found only once on the image of Our Lady, directly over her abdomen.
Did you know that there is a written account of the words exchanged between St. Juan Diego and Our Lady transcribed directly from the testimony of St. Juan Diego himself only 3 years before he died?
