story of Juan Diago and Our Lady of Guadalupe

1. NUESTRA
VIRGEN DE
GUADALUPE
The Patroness of the Americas

2. On December 12th, we
celebrate the Feast of
Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Through
it we learn about Faith
and Understanding.

3. The faith of the Mexican people is
attributed to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mary did not appear to Juan Diego as an European Madonna
but as an Aztec Princess speaking to him in Nahuatl.

4. The Aztec People embraced her because
she was a symbol of their culture.
In 1521 the Spanish conquest of Mexico was
complete and with it Christianity was introduced
to the people in Mexico.
Although it was difficult for the Aztec people to
understand a new religion and a new language
few had converted to Christianity.

6. There is no scientific
explanation for the more
than 475 years of
preservation of the image
of Our Lady of Guadalupe

7. The Tilma currently resides in the Basillica de Nuestra Virgen de
Guadalupe near Mexico City.

8. The Tilma Today

9. O Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and