The Blessed Mother’s miracle in Mexico
Every year, pilgrims from around the world travel to Mexico to visit a temple on a hill at Tepeyac. The heaviest traffic comes from Dec. 9 to 12, the days during which the devout believe the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a poor Indian named Juan Diego in 1531 and performed signs that helped him persuade the bishop of Mexico to build a temple in Mary’s name at Tepeyac. The temple is called Guadalupe.
The signs attributed to the Blessed Mother at Tepeyac include the cure of Juan Diego’s uncle, who was close to death. Going out to summon a priest, he was greeted by the Virgin Mary, who told him, “Do not fear, Juan Diego. Your uncle has been cured. He is sick no more.”
Juan Diego was overjoyed and surprised to see flowers blooming from the cold December earth. At Mary’s instruction, he gathered up the flowers in his cloak and brought them to the bishop. The cleric was awed to see the image they had left on Juan Diego’s cloak. Woven into the cloth, was the sacred Image of Mary. The bishop promised the Blessed Virgin he would build her temple.
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