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FEAST OF THE DAY
Bl. Juan Diego Cuatitlatoatzin, meaning talking eagle, was a native
Mexican who converted to Catholicism. He was a member of the
Chichimeca people and is thought to have been one of the
community's major leaders. Juan had a reputation for holiness and
generosity and later in his life he devoted himself to the pilgrims who
visited the church built in honor of Our Lady of Guadeloupe.
Out of love for his faith and the Mass, he walked fifteen miles to
Mexico City every day to attend Mass. Four hundred and seventy six
years ago today, he was walking to Mass when Our Lady appeared
to him requesting him to build a church on the site where they were
standing. After several apparitions and several miracles, the bishop
granted his permission for a church to be built on the site. After the
church was finished, Juan Diego is said to have devoted the
remainder of his life to directing and caring for pilgrims who came to
see the image of Our Lady of Guadeloupe. Bl. Juan Diego was
beatified by Pope John Paul II in Mexico City in the year 1990.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Present sorrow and suffering is the way to glory, the way to the
kingdom. -St. Bernard
TODAY IN HISTORY
1531 First apparition of Our Lady at Guadeloupe
TODAY'S TIDBIT
Yesterday marked the anniversary of the convocation of the First
Vatican Council. This council was held in the Vatican and attended
by almost 800 bishops from around the world. This council was
made up of four public sessions and 89 general meetings before its
end on July 7, 1870. This council defined papal primacy and
infallibility in a dogmatic constitution on the Church and touched on
other issues such as natural religion, revelation, and the relationship
between faith and reason.
INTENTION FOR THE DAY
Please pray for the church in missionary areas.
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(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: NYer; Lady In Blue; marshmallow
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Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
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