Why do we celebrate the Virgin of Guadalupe? 

I’m Honduran and I have a strong devotion to our lady of Guadalupe. que viva la reina!!

The EMPRESS of Mercy and Charity...

Watch movie " FOR A GREATER GLORY"- VIVA CHRISTO REY!- Remembering great SAINT Father MIGUEL PRO.

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The Mother Goddess Tonantzin December 9 to 12 in 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac near present day Mexico City to a Mexica man named Cuauhtlatoatzi (Talking Eagle), who became known as Juan Diego after his conversion to Catholicism. A beautiful Mexica woman appeared to Cuauhtlatoatzi (Talking Eagle) Juan Diego and speaking to him in Nahuatl, asked him to tell the bishop that her name was La Virgen de Guadalupe and that she wanted a church built on Tepeyac. When Cuauhtlatoatzi (Talking Eagle) Juan Diego was not believed, as proof of his story, She instructed him to fill his tilma (cape) with roses and take them to the Catholic bishop yet again with instructions to build a church on that same site. When Juan Diego opened his cloak to show the bishop the flowers, instead of roses, the image that we know of today as Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted upon the cotton fabric. That tilma is now enshrined at the Catholic Basilica in Mexico City. The devout Catholic will tell you that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a peasant by the name of Juan Diego in a demonstration of faith for the conquering Spaniards. Ask a mestizo or indigenous person and they will tell you that Our Lady of Guadalupe is really Coatlaxopeuh, another name for Earth Mother Tonantzin, to whom offerings were made on that same hill of Tepeyac hundreds of years before the arrival of the Spaniards. They will tell you that Tonantzin/Coatlaxopeuh appeared to Cuauhtlatoatzi to inspire hope in a people who were being oppressed by the Spanish - and, later when the Church acknowledged Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Patroness of Mexico, to allow the people to continue to honor the ancient Goddess in safety. To many people, she is not either/or, but rather one: Tonantzin Guadalupe. Her blend of indigenous and European features represents the beauty and sacredness of both cultures - not just those of the dominant society. Her face is the face of today’s Creolized, Mexican, Chicano, Mestizo. Tonantzin /Our Lady of Guadalupe’s attire is full of Mexica cosmology: her robe is red meaning wisdom; she wears a black belt representative of pregnancy, of new beginnings; her blue/green cloak of stars brings to mind the Mexica goddess of the stars, Citlanilicue. She appeared to Cuauhtlatoatzi on four different days, clearly marking the sacred number four: the Four Winds, the Four Directions. Statues and paintings of Tonantzin /Our Lady of Guadalupe grace the altars of many traditional Curanderos and Curanderas. Elders tell that She has been holding the divine feminine energy until such time as the descendants of the Mexica set aside the beliefs imposed upon them by the Spanish and bring forth into the light of the Sun the ancestral teachings and the restoration of women’s place of honor in the community. This teaching was brought clearly to mind during a Solstice gathering in Tecate, Baja California a few years ago. A male danzante, ceremonial dancer, removed a female danzante’s water container from the altar and began to carry out the duties that had been entrusted to her. This breach of protocol was noted and once the ceremony was over, the ceremonial leader made a powerful point in asking that apologies be offered to the female dancer and keeper of the Water. He went on to say that it was no longer acceptable to dishonor women as has been done in the past as a result of accepting non-traditional beliefs and values. He reminded everyone that in keeping with traditional belief in Ometeotl, the Mexica concept of masculine and feminine energies as co-creators in harmony and balance, women were to be respected and given their true place in the home, community and most especially in ceremony; that this was now the sacred task of the true warrior so that our Mother Earth, our families and communities may be restored to wholeness. The Virgen Morenita is calling all of us back. She is calling back our spirit, tenderly whispering our name in our ear… over and over as we do in curanderismo to call back the spirit of patients who have left behind pieces of themselves as they travel the challenging road of relationships and sacred journeys. December 12 is the special day to honor our Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Virgen Morenita, La Madrecita. On this day light a candle and place offerings of copal and chocolate in her memory. Join those who honor her in public', with all night vigils of prayer, dance, offerings and song. Salute the Four Winds and dance in the ceremonial circle, all night if possible. Honor those who have gone before and kept the traditions alive through the centuries. The sacred feathers in the copilli, the ceremonial headdress, worn by the dancers, will draw down the energy of the cosmos into Mother Earth Tonantzin to help her heal. Offer her candy and the cinnamon of churros, the delicious deep fried pastry. If you wander into a crowded church that honors her you will see handfuls of devotte on their knees down the hard pavement to the entrance of the church in gratitude for answered prayers. And, in spite of quiet official church disapproval, the local parish priest will invite the indigenous ceremonial dancers to participate during a special mass for Tonantzin Guadalupe. Inside the church, for a few moments Mayan copal will blend with European frankincense, quetzal feathers will dance on the air, and elders with bundles of aromatic rosemary plants will cleanse the People’s spirit. The two cultures, reconciled in this moment, acknowledge the uncommon bond of love for the Woman Who is Cloaked with the Sun; the bridge of Light between peoples.

Virgen de Guadalupe in spanish

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

You should celebrate Jesus Christ our only true savior.

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Thank you for this video. I am a recent convert to the Catholic Church (beginning RCIA next week) and have also been exploring my Mexican heritage too. I find much peace when I see the beautiful images of the Virgin of Guadalupe 🙏 God bless

These saints are pagan, never mentioned in the Bible, saints are in fact believers of Christ , they’re not an idols. Also the rosary wasn’t in the Bible it was made after, but there is only one mediator between Man and God and his name is Jesus Christ. I leave you with this, John 3:16