Mary: God’s Miracle of Mexico and The World.
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Question 1: “Why are Catholic ‘Jesus Receivers’ blessed to see The Miracle of Mary in Mexico?”
Answer: “The Miracle of Mary began with Her Immaculate Conception. God’s Blessing to Mary became clear in Luke 1:26-28: ‘The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, ‘Hail (Mary!), full of grace! The Lord is with you.’”
Mary heard Gabriel’s Words. ‘But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.’
‘Then, the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. He will be great and will be called ‘Son of The Most High’, and The Lord God will give Him the throne of David His Father, and He will rule over The House of Jacob forever.’”
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Question 2: “When did Mary become ‘The Miracle of Mexico’?”
Answer: “No one explains better than Fr. Gordon J. MacRae. He is The Great Catholic priest spending the last 30 years of his life in a New Hampshire jail for being a Catholic priest in a state ruled by vicious anti-Catholics. His brilliant weekly columns can be found in: https://beyondthesestonewalls.com
“Nearly five centuries ago, on the morning of December 12, 1531, young Juan Diego, an early Aztec convert to Catholicism in the New World, was walking at the foot of Tepayac Hill outside Mexico City.
Days earlier in the same location, Juan Diego heard the beautiful voice of a lady, but saw no one. On this day, she appeared. She instructed Juan Diego to build a church on that spot. She then told him to gather up in his tilma — a shawl that was commonly worn at the time — a bunch of Castillian roses that appeared nearby. Castillian roses were never in bloom in December, but there they were. He was told to bring these to the local bishop.
When Juan Diego removed his tilma in the presence of the bishop and a group of people with him, he and they were surprised to see the roses. But they were stunned to also see imprinted in the tilma an amazing image of a beautiful young woman surrounded by the rays of the Sun with the crescent moon under her feet, surrounded by roses and with angels attending her. The woman had asked Juan Diego to tell the bishop that she is “Coatloxopeuh,” which in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, means “The One Who Crushes the Serpent.”
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May all be blessed to link to Fr. Gordon J. MacRae’s wonderful site and read the rest of his brilliant article on 12/11/2024! https://beyondthesestonewalls.com
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “Hurting God’s Great Catholic Church / Leaves all such souls in the lurch.”
