Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Postcard
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Postcard ... www.zazzle.com/markewesterfield 2020. Getty Images Virgen SantÃsima de Guadalupe, Reina de los Ãngeles y Madre de las Américas. Acudimos a ti hoy como tus amados hijos. Te pedimos que intercedas por nosotros con tu Hijo, como lo hiciste en las bodas de Caná. Ruega por nosotros, Madre amorosa, y obtén para nuestra nación, nuestro mundo, y para todas nuestras familias y seres queridos, la protección de tus santos ángeles, para que podamos salvarnos de lo peor de esta enfermedad. Para aquellos que ya están afectados, te pedimos que les concedas la gracia de la sanación y la liberación. Escucha los gritos de aquellos que son vulnerables y temerosos, seca sus lágrimas y ayúdalos a confiar. En este tiempo de dificultad y prueba, enséñanos a todos en la Iglesia a amarnos los unos a los otros y a ser pacientes y amables. Ayúdanos a llevar la paz de Jesús a nuestra tierra y a nuestros corazones. Acudimos a ti con confianza, sabiendo que realmente eres nuestra madre compasiva, la salud de los enfermos y la causa de nuestra alegrÃa. Refúgianos bajo el manto de tu protección, mantennos en el abrazo de tus brazos, ayúdanos a conocer siempre el amor de tu Hijo, Jesús. Amén Getty Images Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen. https://wordpress.nmsu.edu/ezarur/our-lady-of-guadalupe/ Our Lady of Guadalupe La Virgen de Guadalupe Feast day: December 12 Patron Saint of Mexico and the Spanish America Other Names: La Morenita, La Virgen Morena, La Reina de Mexico, La Madrecita, La Criolla Essay by Yael Cano La Virgen de Guadalupe is one of the most loved and venerated saints in Mexico. According to accounts published in both, Nahuatl and Spanish, she first appeared on December 9th, 1531 on top of Tepeyac Hill, a place where the temple to the Aztec earth-mother goddess Tonantzin had been destroyed by the Spanish priests. Juan Diego, a Mexica, was walking up the hill—going to the city from his village—when a young woman surrounded by light appeared in front of him. She was beautiful and had dark skin, hair, and eyes. Speaking to him in his native tongue, Nahuatl, she told him that she was the mother of the one true God and that a church should be built in her honor at the top of the hill. Juan Diego, awestruck, went straight to the archbishop, Friar Juan de Zumarraga who, upon hearing Juan Diego, frowned in disbelief and told him to go away. The next day, Juan Diego returned to the hill, there La Virgen de Guadalupe was waiting for him. After telling her what happened, La Virgen told him to keep trying. The archbishop demanded proof, a miracle, to show that the woman he described was really the Mother of God. On the 12th of December, La Virgen told Juan Diego to go to the top of Tepeyac hill in order to collect Castilian roses, whom are not native to Mexico, blooming in the middle of the winter. Juan Diego filled up his tilma (cloak) and went back to meet with the archbishop. As soon as he let the cloak open and the roses fall to the archbishop's feet, they revealed an image of La Virgen de Guadalupe imprinted on his tilma. Today, La Virgen de Guadalupe is loved all throughout Mexico and other parts of the world. In Mexico, La Virgen de Guadalupe is more than just a saint, rather she is a representation of what it means to be Mexican, a perfect blend of Aztec and Spanish heritage. Her imprint on Juan Diego's tilma currently hangs from the Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico. Millions of people come to pay homage to her making it the second biggest pilgrimage place in the world. The image of La Virgen de Guadalupe is important not only because of who she is, but also because of the many symbolisms hidden within her image. These symbols represent not just Catholic iconography but also Aztec iconography, mixing both to form a whole. La Virgen de Guadalupe is depicted with dark skin and hair, representing her mix of Aztec and Spanish heritage. Her unique dark skin indicates that she is a saint for everyone, rather than just one race. Unlike other saints, La Virgen is depicted with eyes that are cast downwards rather than looking straight. This feature symbolizes that she is not a God figure, rather it symbolizes that she has humility, compassion, and especially motherly tenderness. La Virgen is dressed in a rose (fig. 1) or pale red (figs. 1, 2) dress often decorated in flowers. The color of the dress is often interpreted as being the color of dawn, symbolizing a new era. Meanwhile, the flowers decorating her dress depict nine types of flowers, each of which represent the nine tribes from Aztlán, which made up Tenochtitlán, the capital city of the Aztec empire, now present-day Mexico City. Slightly above her abdomen, the Virgen is always depicted wearing a black sash. The high position of the sash and a slight swelling of her abdomen indicated that she is a noblewoman with child, making it one of the rare depictions of the mother of Christ as pregnant contrasting with the Castilian image of Guadalupe who holds the Baby Jesus. La Virgen de Guadalupe is also depicted wearing a mantle with a gold border and decorated with stars. The color of the mantle, often being blue green or turquoise represent the natural forces of life and fertility. For indigenous people, these colors represent the colors of the gods and royalty, while these colors represent eternity and immortality in Catholic symbolism. The stars on her mantle indicate that she comes from heaven. Research done by many professionals who have studied her image, including Friar Mario Rojas and Dr. Juan Homero Hernández, have shown that the stars on her mantle are in the same position as the stars of the winter solstice sky, which appeared before dawn on the morning of December 12th, 1531. Radiating from La Virgen de Guadalupe are sun rays representing the power of God, as well as the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli, the sun god. She stands on a crescent moon, representing her power over the Aztec god of darkness, as well as the image of the Immaculate Conception. Below her, an angel with colored wings, often the colors of the Mexican flag, holds her mantle (fig. 1). He holds both her mantle and hem of her tunic with each hand, signifying a union between heaven and earth. Just like La Virgen, the angel also has indigenous looks, representing the eagle warriors from the Aztec army. His presence below her testifies to her royal origins. Roses are also often depicted around La Virgen, representing the Castilian roses Juan Diego collected at the top of Tepeyac Hill. ................. The famous image is steeped in spiritual symbols. When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego and imprinted her image on his tilma, a cactus-fiber mantle, she did so recognizing the local beliefs of the Aztec people. This led to an image of Our Lady that is full of symbols that were meant to teach the Aztec people who she was and highlight her closeness to the local population. Face and Hair – Instead of the typical “white†Madonna, Our Lady of Guadalupe appears with the complexion of the indigenous people. More specifically she is a mestizo, a combination of Mexican and Spanish, indicating that she is for all people. Her eyes are cast downwards, indicating to them that she was not a god and symbolizing humility. The gaze is also one of compassion and motherly tenderness. Her hair is loose, indicating that she was a virgin maiden. Mantle and Tunic – The lady wears a rose-tinted tunic with four-petaled flowers imprinted on it, symbolizing the earth and the four seasons. The rose color may point to the dawn, symbolizing a new era. Around her mantle is a bluish-turquoise cloak with stars upon it. This is the color of both royalty and the heavens above. She may not be a god, but she is certainly from heaven. Ribbon – The black ribbon around her belly indicates that she is with child. Some believe that her appearance gives evidence that she is about to give birth. Hands – She is pictured in prayer, showing again that she is not a god, but praying to someone else who is. Her knee is slightly bent which could indicate a prayerful dance. Medallion – A circle medallion is around her neck that is engraved with a cross. This symbolized her consecration to Jesus Christ. Sun – Behind the lady are the rays of a sun. This meant she was greater than their Aztec sun god. Moon – Similarly, she stands upon the moon, showing her superiority to the Aztec moon god and that she is greater than the night. Angel – It was believed that angels took the Aztecs' sacrifices to their gods. In this case, the lady is the sacrifice given and stands as the perfection of all sacrifices. Also, only royalty were lifted on shoulders, so it again points to her place in the heavenly court. The angel also has wings that are similar to an eagle's wings in Aztec iconography. All of this symbolism has an added dimension when viewed in light of Scripture. She is clearly the woman from the book of Revelation. And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. (Revelation 12:1-2) Later on in that chapter it even reads, “But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness†(Revelation 12:14). For the people of Mexico, this image was ground-breaking in symbolism and spoke directly to their culture while teaching them multiple Christian values. ........................... What's to be seen by looking into Our Lady of Guadalupe's eyes? Share 87k Aleteia | Nov 07, 2016 A gaze from heaven that changed the history of a continent The eyes of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe are one of the great enigmas of science, according to a Peruvian engineer José Tonsmann, who has extensively studied this “mystery.†This graduate of Cornell University has spent more than 20 years examining the image of the Virgin printed on the coarse and fibrous tilma worn by Saint Juan Diego, who received the apparitions that would decisively change the history of the continent. The eyes of the image are especially mysterious. Although their dimensions are microscopic, the iris and the pupils present the highly detailed images of 13 people. The same people are present in the left eye and the right, with different ratios, just as images are transmitted by human eyes. The reflection transmitted through the eyes of the Virgin of Guadalupe is thought to be the scene in which Juan Diego brought the flowers given him by Our Lady as a sign to Bishop Fray Juan de Zumarraga, on December 9, 1531. Tonsmann studied the images of Our Lady's eyes using his experience from analyzing microscopic and satellite photographs, skills from his background while at IBM. Tonsmann began to develop his study of the eyes in 1979. He widened the iris in the eyes of the Virgin to a scale some 2,000 times the actual size and, through mathematical and optical procedures, was able to make out the characters printed in the eyes of the Virgin. According to Tonsmann's findings, in the image of Guadalupe, we have something “that has not been painted by human hand.†Ignatius Press released last month a book called Guadalupe Mysteries, which goes more in-depth into the enigma of the images in Our Lady's eyes, as well as other phenomena related to the Guadalupe apparition. ................
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