Today is a great feast for our neighbors to the south and all aboriginal non-European peoples, for today we honor Mary as Queen of the Aztec. Her appearance as a dark-skinned Aztec princess to an impoverished, dark-skinned, neophyte farmer reminds us that Christ's redemption was for all, a lesson the Spanish conquistadors (and the Spanish clergy) needed to hear at the time.
The image of Our Lady which appeared on Diego's coat now hangs in the Basilica de Nuestra Senora in Mexico City. It has occasioned the conversion of millions. Read the story- or better yet, have a Mexican priest relate it to you- and listen to its beauty. Then you will understand the importance of this day for ALL peoples.
12/12/2004
Our Lady of Guadalupe & St. Juan Diego
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