Amidst the dangers of the mexican revolution, a young boy named jose is motivated by the story of st. Juan diego and how the indian convert assisted in carrying out the messages of our lady, leading to the conversion of millions. The story begins in the early morning hours of december 9, 1531, when a 57yearold indian peasant named juan diego was walking along the path of tepayec hill on the outskirts of mexico city. Project muse our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego.
December 12 in 1531 a lady from heaven appeared to saint juan diego, a poor indian from tepeyac, a hill northwest of mexico city. Juan diego and our lady of guadalupe i desire you to know who i am. Children learn the whole storyyou can read it to them while. Find several different prayers to our lady of guadalupe and use them in a feast day prayer service. Various news reports in the past have suggested that the tilma mantle, cloak of st. A shortened version of the story on 14 sized pages. As a catholic mother, i love telling my children the story of our lady of guadalupe and st juan diego. Story of our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego youtube. By christmas of that year, an adobe structure was built atop tepeyac hill in honor of our blessed mother, our lady of guadalupe, and it was dedicated on december 26, 1531, the feast of st. Please consider the following intercessions at masses marking the feast of our lady of guadalupe dec.
The historical evidence by eduardo chavez, postulator for the canonization cause of juan diego. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego. On january 22, 1999, he proclaimed our lady of guadalupe patron of the americas. Usccb resources in support of day of prayer for migrants. Members of the saint juan diego guild for children will be remembered daily in holy masses celebrated at the shrine of our lady of guadalupe.
Saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe encounter the saints 14 9780819870643. There, in the year 1531, thirtynine years after columbus discovered america, our lady appeared to a simple indian fiftyfive years old, named juan diego. I had lots of fun gathering ideas for crafts to help us celebrate these wonderful feast days ready to have some fun celebrating with crafts for our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Reinforce their knowledge by showing the video juan diego, the messenger of guadalupe andor retelling the story with a picture book. Praying is an extremely important part of any feast day. I told juan diego to gather roses and when he opened his cloak and released them before the bishop, my image appeared on his cloak. Similar books to our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego. The old testament book of sirach states that god is glorified by the humble.
Information in this article is derived from our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego. Our lady of guadalupe download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Guadalupe is a little town three miles north of mexico city. We celebrate his feast day every year on december 9. Thousands of people gathered in the basilica of our lady of guadalupe july 31, 2002, for the canonization of juan diego, to whom the blessed mother appeared in the 16th century.
December 9 marks the feast day of saint juan diego and december 12, the feast of our lady of guadalupe. Children learn the whole storyyou can read it to them while they color even as a bedtime story, perhaps. A dramatization of the story of our lady of guadalupe who appeared to saint juan diego near the hill of tepeyac, mexico, in december 1531. Juan diego and our lady of guadalupe because theyre only a few days apart st.
Bustamante publicly condemned the cult of our lady of guadalupe outright. She asked him to have a church built on that very hill. The story of our lady of guadalupe comes alive in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel. Such a book may be an invitation to go back to the roots of modern civilization in the americas. One of the ways to prove the catholic claim is through miracles. Were still waiting for the bigbudget hollywood rendition of our lady of guadalupe, but it remains one of the most amazing stories in christendom arrayed in the dress of an aztec princess, the virgin mary appeared more than once to 57yearold juan diego, a simple farmer and laborer in mexico, starting on the morning of dec. This has juan diego showing his tilma and it is based on an antique design. Nonetheless, juan diego was canonized in 2002, under the name saint juan. Juan diego went back to the hill of tepeyac and spoke again with the blessed mother. The historical evidence celebrating faith celebrating faith. In juan diegos homeland, human sacrifice was common. Our lady of guadalupe and the new evangelization todays. Juan diego stayed home one day instead of going to see our lady due to him needing to take care. Translated from the spanish by carmen travino and veronica montano.
She wanted a shrine built in guadalupe in her honor. Celebrate marys feast december 12 with an our lady of guadalupe coloring page. She asked him to go to the bishop and tell him to build a church where she. The miraculous image, which is preserved in the basilica of our lady of guadalupe, shows a woman with native features and dress. Dec 07, 2017 patroness of the americas, our lady of guadalupe appeared to st. The original image of the virgin is said to be indestructible.
Juan diego lived the rest of his life as a hermit in a hut near the church, caring for both the church and the first pilgrims. Diego, a poor humble aztec indian who had recently converted to the catholic faith. On december 9, 1531, juan diego, an indian convert to the faith, was walking to a nearby village so that he could attend mass. Today, in mexico, the united states and across the americas, we honor our lady of guadalupe. Uncle bernardino had become ill, and juan diego spent all day nursing him.
He is said to have been granted an apparition of the virgin mary on four separate occasions in december 1531 at the hill of tepeyac, then a rural area but now within the borders of mexico city. In our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego, eduardo chavez presents the most important points of the great guadalupan event. Prayer to our lady of guadalupe knights of the holy eucharist. Father eduardo chavez is well known and respected throughout. Juan diego depicting our lady of guadalupe is phony. On his way, a woman appeared to him amidst the sound of celestial music. The story of saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe.
Our lady of guadalupe patroness of the americas and. Most, however, have no idea that the enigma of this 500year old artifact the tilma is actually growing as time goes by. However the following is a condensed version of the apparitions to saint juan diego. Dec 12, 2019 find great catholic resources on our lady of guadalupe and st. These printable ornament crafts that we did in celebration are available in my advent saint pack. Ten amazing facts about the miraculous image of our lady of. Our ladys image on the tilma our lady of guadalupe. I read this book with my son, after he was given a small statue of juan diego that was shipped to us for his prayer corner in his room. It begins with the background of what was happening in mexico between the various tribes and tells of the arrival of the spaniards and the franciscans who taught the natives about god. Pdf presentation made on the history, scientific study and the religious association of the tilma image of the virgin of. I was very familiar with the name juan diego, and of the tilma with the image of our lady of guadalupe prior to reading this book.
Keep in mind that only 10 years earlier, hernando cortez had conquered mexico city. Throughout mexico are thousands of catholic churches, convents, pilgrimage sites, and shrines. Juan diego and our lady of guadalupe our lady of guadalupe is my favorite marian apparition. Dr taylor marshall traces the history from st luke, to gregory the great, to columbus and to st juan diego. Juan diego communicated with our lady and other aspects of his personality. The following month, in the basilica of our lady of guadalupe in mexico city, during his second visit to the shrine, john paul ii performed the beatification ceremony. Dec 09, 2016 a dramatization of the story of our lady of guadalupe who appeared to saint juan diego near the hill of tepeyac, mexico, in december 1531.
A poor indian named cuauhtlatohuac was baptized and given the name juan diego. Read a book or story or watch a movie about our lady of guadalupe. One of these miraculous events is our lady s appearance to st. Catholicism, unique amongst all the faiths on earth, has colorable claims of miraculous events with evidence. Extols the virtue of obedience through the miraculous story of this humble mexican and our lady of guadalupe. For believers, the images are reflections of what guadalupe saw when she appeared almost five centuries ago to saint juan diego. The campaign for the canonization of juan diego, the visionary of the guadalupe tradition. Our lady is patroness of the americas and is special to mexico as that is where she appeared to juan. Starting with the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe to juan diego and ending with the role our lady of guadalupe plays in modern day life, this book is a must for mary fans, and those trying to understand the role of our lady of guadalupe in the catholic church ase well as the culture of the americas.
He was a 57yearold widower, and lived in a small village near mexico city. The feast in honor of our lady of guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Chavez has impressive credentials for writing a book on the historical evi dence for. Dec 12, 2000 our lady appeared to this simple indian three times, and to his uncle once. Enjoy this lesson about our lady of guadalupe, from christ our life, grade 6 download a pdf of the student pages.
Juan diego and, by extension, of the apparitions and the miraculous image, begins with a contemporary to juan diego, named antonio valeriano. Clips are the compilation of the historical flashbacks. Pope john paul ii proclaimed juan diego a saint on july 31, 2002. The story of our lady of guadalupe on december 9, 1531, in mexico, our lady appeared to juan diego, a poor humble aztec indian who had recently converted to the catholic faith. Click download or read online button to get our lady of guadalupe book now. Weve got sneaky ways to sneak fitness into your day. Saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe catholic kids. Eduardo chavez our lady of guadalupe asked her messenger, juan diego, to go to the bishop with her request for a sacred house to be built on tepeyac. Facing the attacks on human life in our world today, we implore the help of our lady of guadalupe who converted approximately nine million aztecs to see the love and hope of. For the sake of those who doubted that juan diego had seen her, on the morning of december 12, 1531, our lady told him to gather.
The story of saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe 12 but juan diego did not return the next day. He is not just recognized as the first roman catholic indigenous saint from the americas. Perfect for catholic children learning more about our lady of guadalupe. After the discussion, give each student a wooden spoon and a light brown marker.
Looking for ideas to help you celebrate saint juan diego. This is a short book, 114 pages, that tells the story of saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe. Each december 9, the feast day of saint juan diego, holy mass will be offered for the spiritual wellbeing of the guild members. Youll find crafts, books, recipes, printables and more. December 9 on july 31, 2002, thousands of people joined blessed john paul ii as he canonized juan diego, the. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. She left a miraculous image of her appearance o his cactus fiber cloak, or tilma, which still exists today for all to see in the basilica of our lady of guadalupe in mexico city. The cloak of juan diego was framed and is on display at the basilica of our lady of guadalupe. Also on a personal level, i have special devotion to our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego since i was ordained a bishop on the feast of saint juan diego, december 9 th, 2004. Juan diego and our lady of guadalupe catechist magazine. I have always been drawn to her and the story of her appearances to st. Juan diego s feast day being on december 9, and our lady of guadalupe s on december 12. Prayer to our lady of guadalupe knights of the holy. Our lady of guadalupe doesnt begin in the 1500s, but in the age of the apostles.
On december 9, 1531, in mexico, our lady appeared to juan. On 31 july 2002, john paul ii canonized juan diego. Juan diego took miraculous roses this was winter time in his tilma cape to the bishop as a sign of our ladys request. He was beatified on 6 may 1990 by blessed pope john paul ii in the basilica of santa maria di guadalupe, mexico city. Our lady of guadalupe did not appear again, for her mission was complete. Juan diego s tilma, woven from cactus fibers, with a shelflife of just 30 years at best, remains miraculously preserved. There are many books on the subject that will go into greater detail. She wanted her appearance to be seen within the context of the catholic church, which was founded by her son as the sacrament of salvation for the entire world. Novena to our lady of guadalupe our lady of guadalupe appears according to tradition, a simple aztec convert to catholicism, juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, was traveling. Our lady saw in the mexicans a people she could love and beautifully make her children. It was then flown to new york where it was received by. Into this cavern of darkness and ignorance, our lady of guadalupe brought a message of maternal compassion. Pdf the miracle of the virgin of guadalupe researchgate. Pope john paul ii celebrated the ceremony at which the poor indian peasant became the churchs first saint indigenous to the americas.
I appeared to saint juan diego and asked for a church to be built in my honor, but the bishop did not believe him. This catholic activity pack is a great supplement to your teaching on our lady of guadalupe. Fresh flowers in winter the story of saint juan diego and our. The name also refers to the marian apparition itself. Our lady of guadalupe also known as the virgin of guadalupe spanish. It was to juan diego that mary, the mother of god, first introduced herself to the world as our lady of guadalupe. She left a miraculous image of her appearance o his cactus fiber cloak, or tilma, which still exists today for all to see in the basilica of our lady of gu. On december 1012, 1531, our lady appeared to him on a hill, speaking to him in his native nahuatl language.
Here is a text written by andre fernando garcia on the amazing discoveries about the tilma of the virgin of guadalupe 1. He asked juan to get a priest to hear his confession and anoint him before death. The temple was built and remains there today, in what is now a suburb of mexico city. She asked him to go to the bishop and tell him to build a church where she said i will show and offer all of my. Saint juan diego cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as juan diego 14741548, a native of mexico, is the first roman catholic indigenous saint from the americas.
I had lots of fun gathering ideas for crafts to help us celebrate these wonderful feast days. So much has been written about this most important apparition that we cannot include everything here. Fresh flowers in winter the story of saint juan diego and. Orozco gave a presentation on the image of the virgin imprinted on st.
Juan diego took miraculous roses this was winter time in his tilma cape to the bishop as a sign of our lady s request. The second main period during which the sources are silent extends for the. Microsoft word saint juan diego our lady of guadalupe. Our lady of guadalupe our lady of guadalupe public domain introduction. The first rose was a natural rose and was blessed by bishop john c. He also declared our lady of guadalupe queen of all america.
He is not just recognized as the first roman catholic indigenous saint from the americas, he is well known for. The rose was chosen to commemorate juan diego and the miracle of the roses, an important part of the story of our lady of guadalupe. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Saint juan diego and our lady catholic education resource. Juan diego, original name cuauhtlatoatzin, born 1474, cuautitlan near mexico city, mexicodied may 30, 1548, tepeyac hill now in mexico city. Juan diego have inspired and empowered generations of mexicans on both sides of the border. General petitions on migrants for bishops in our church, that they may be encouraged by our prayers and support to lead gods people. Saint juan diego is the patron saint of indigenous peoples. On july 2002 he was canonized by the church, during a ceremony celebrated by john paul ii, again in the basilica of guadalupe. It is perfect for the month of december when the feasts of saint juan diego and our lady of guadalupe are celebrated. Most catholics, especially mexicans, are familiar with the story of the apparitions of our lady of guadalupe to st.
Mar 28, 2006 our lady of guadalupe and saint juan diego. He is not just recognized as the first roman catholic indigenous saint from the americas, he is well known for having seen an apparition of the virgin mary four times. Our lady of guadalupe appeared in mexico as the pregnant mother of god to blessed juan diego, and aztec indian, on december 9, 10, and 12, 1531. Juan lived in the sixteenth century when mexico city was known as the valley of anahuac.