She said that she wanted a church to be built on that site. She told Juan to go and talk to the bishop. The bishop listened to Juan, but was skeptical. He asked Juan to bring some kind of proof that he had really talked with the Virgin Mary.
Juan was a simple man—a weaver and laborer. Before he could return to the Lady, he found out that his uncle was dying. Juan rushed to find a priest. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to the Bishop. The Bishop built the church building that Our Lady had requested through Juan Diego—and through this great event the Lord built up a Church made up of millions of poor, indigenous people.
Our Lady of Guadalupe continues to build up the Kingdom by reminding poor people that they are worthy of an apparition. The colors and the fabric are as clear and strong as they were years ago, although this fabric usually lasts only a few years.
The poorest of the poor, who flock to La Villa from all corners of Mexico, continue to be empowered by the Virgin Mary and know that they are loved and important in the eyes of God. Needed Now: A cold front is coming. Coats, sweaters and sweatshirts are needed.
Suitcases and duffel bags for refugees who are traveling to another city. Volunteers to help prepare bags of If you are trying to locate an immigrant or refugee in detention, the government has provided a site to assist. The story begins in the early morning hours of December 9, , when a year-old Indian peasant named Juan Diego was walking along the path of Tepayec Hill on the outskirts of Mexico City.
Keep in mind that only 10 years earlier, Hernando Cortez had conquered Mexico City. In , Franciscan missionaries came evangelizing the Indian people. They were so successful that the Diocese of Mexico City was established in Remember too that Jamestown, the first permanent English colony, was not established until Juan Diego and many of his family members were among these early converts to the faith.
One must also not forget that Juan Diego had grown up under Aztec oppression. The Aztec religious practices, which included human sacrifice, play an interesting and integral role in this story. Every major Aztec city had a temple pyramid, about feet high, on top of which was erected an altar. Upon this altar, the Aztec priests offered human sacrifice to their god Huitzilopochtli, called the "Lover of Hearts and Drinker of Blood," by cutting out the beating hearts of their victims, usually adult men but often children.
Considering that the Aztecs controlled towns and the law required 1, human sacrifices for each town with a temple pyramid, over 50, human beings were sacrificed each year. Moreover, the early Mexican historian Ixtlilxochitl estimated that one out of every five children fell victim to this bloodthirsty religion.
In , when Juan Diego was just 13 years old, he would have witnessed the most horrible event: Tlacaellel, the year-old Aztec ruler, dedicated the new temple pyramid of the sun, dedicated to the two chief gods of the Aztec pantheon Huitzilopochtli and Tezcatlipoca, the god of hell and darkness in the center of Tenochtitlan later Mexico City.
The temple pyramid was feet high with steps to reach the top. More than 80, men were sacrificed over a period of four days and four nights. While this number of sacrifices seems incredible, evidence indicates it took only 15 seconds to cut the heart out of each victim.
Warren Carroll. Nevertheless, in , Hernando Cortes outlawed human sacrifice. He stripped the temple pyramid of its two idols, cleansed the stone of its blood and erected a new altar. Upon this new altar, Father Olmedo offered the sacrifice of the Mass. Upon what had been the place of evil pagan sacrifice, now the unbloody, eternal and true sacrifice of our Lord was offered. Such an action, however, sparked the all-out war with the Aztecs, whom Cortez finally subdued in August
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