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	Patron Saints Index: Our Lady of Guadalupe
		Guadalupe is, strictly speaking, the name of a picture, but the name was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town that grew up around the church.
		The bishop did not immediately believed the messenger, had him cross-examined and watched, and he finally told him to ask the lady who said she was the mother of the true God for a sign.
		Pope Benedict XIV decreed that Our Lady of Guadalupe should be the national patron, and made 12 December a holiday of obligation with an octave, and ordered a special Mass and Office.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/mary0003.htm (1145 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Shrine of Guadalupe
		Guadalupe is strictly the name of a picture, but was extended to the church containing the picture and to the town that grew up around.
		The lay viceroy, Enríquez, while not opposing the devotion, wrote in 1575 to Philip II asking him to prevent the third archbishop from erecting a parish and monastery at the shrine; inaugural pilgrimages were usually made to it by viceroys and other chief magistrates.
		The present pontiff [1910] is the nineteenth pope to favour the shrine and its tradition.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07043a.htm (1122 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Our Lady of Guadalupe or the Virgin of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic icon and Mexico's most popular image: Nobel laureate Octavio Paz is quoted as saying that "the Mexican people, after more than two centuries of experiments, have faith only in the Virgin of Guadalupe and the National Lottery" (Paz 1976).
		Our Lady of Guadalupe still underpins the faith of Catholics in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, and she has been recognized as patron saint of Mexico City since 1737 with her patronage extended piece by piece until it included all of America and the Philippines by 1946.
		In 1569, Martín Enríquez de Almanza, fourth viceroy of Mexico, denounced the cult of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a harmful deception, a disguised worship of the Aztec goddess Tonantzin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe (3229 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Our Lady of Guadalupe soon became the spiritual mother of Mexico and today, more than four and half centuries after her appearance, millions still drop to their knees before the miraculous image of Our Lady.
		He was to be Our Lady of Guadalupe's honor guard, the custodian of her house, and a sort of tour guide for the many pilgrims visiting the shrine at Tepeyac Hill.
		Our Lady Guadalupe is simply seen as the result of a long line of mother goddesses and reflects aspects of each of these figures.
	www.livingmiracles.net /Guadalupe.html (6441 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe
		However, Our Lady smiled and said it was fitting for him to be her messenger although she didn't lack others to send, and asked him to go back again the next day—Sunday—and urge the Bishop to do as she asked.
		Our Lady put him at ease and said he was not to worry, that his uncle was not going to die; in fact, he was now already perfectly well.
		The Bishop had his sign: Our Lady's Portrait, of heavenly or miraculous origin, and corresponding to the Woman of the Apocalypse—the Woman clothed with the sun, standing on a new moon, and with the stars—not as a crown, to be sure, ornamenting, her blue-green robe, accompanied by an Angel at her feet.
	www.marys-touch.com /history/guadalupe.htm (2863 words)

	Mexican National Symbol
		The cult of Our Lady of Guadalupe increased steadily in the 16th century and therafter, and gathered emotional impetus during the 17th century.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe is important to Mexicans not only because she is a Supernatural Mother, but also because she embodies their major religious and political aspirations.
		Sanchez equated Our Lady of Guadalupe with the apocalyptic woman of Revelation 12:1, "arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars," who is to realize the prophecy of Deuteronomy 8:7-10 and lead the Mexicans into the Promised Land.
	www.udayton.edu /mary/meditations/samaha6.html (2427 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Virgen de Guadalupe), a Roman Catholic icon, is the title given to the Virgin Mary after supposedly appearing to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, on Tepeyac Hill near Mexico City in 1531.
		The claim of a supernatural painter is challenged by a formal investigation of the apron conducted in 1556, in which it was stated that the image was "painted yesteryear by an Indian", specifically "the Indian painter Marcos".
		Our Lady of Guadalupe still underpins the faith of Catholics in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, and she has been recognised as patron saint of Mexico City since 1737, with her patronage extended piece by piece until it included all of America by 1946.
	voyager.in /Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe (1745 words)

	OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
		The devotion to Our Lady of the Mexican archbishops starting with Montúfar is indisputable, as is that of the Spanish viceroys, who, by the second half of the 16th century were already beginning to make a stop in the Church of Guadalupe before their official entry into the capital of their viceroyalty.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe was the property neither of the Indians nor the conquerors, but became a crucial element in the vast process of the formation of a Mexican mestizo culture..." (Nebel, ibid., pp.
		In the second half of the 16th century, and with greater momentum in the 17th century, Mexican Guadalupe was spread by the missionary friars and Spanish colonizers throughout the territory of present-day South America, from Mexico to the south of the continent.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/LADYGUAD.HTM (4484 words)

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		Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in Mexico as the pregnant Mother of God to Saint Juan Diego, a Chicemeca Indian, on December 9, 10 and 12, 1531.
		Bishop Zummaraga prayed for Our Lady to intervene to prevent an uprising, to reconcile the Spanish and the natives and to bring peace.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe, which means Crusher of the stone serpent, brought the light of the true faith, crushed the false gods of Mexico and established an era of peace.
	www.ourladyofguadalupe.org /ologimage.htm (835 words)

	Catholic Culture : Document Library : Our Lady of Guadalupe
		The image was entrusted to the custody of the Franciscan fathers and Our Lady of Guadalupe became one of the most important pilgrim places of Spain.
		The new Guadalupe in Mexico was to outgrow, in importance, its prototype.
		Guadalupe itself is still a hamlet and the Lady of Guadalupe, though one of the most venerated on the Iberian Peninsula and known as the Powerful Lady, to whom kings and conquistadors came to express their gratitude, is known to the common people as Our Lady of Silence.
	www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=2991 (862 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe History
		When Juan Diego in 1531 was told by Our Lady on Tepeyac, The Hill to the pagan Mother God, to tell the Spanish Bishop that she wished her image to be called "de Guadalupe", we can certainly see what a confirmation he must have received.
		Our Lady revealed herself as the Mother of this God to Juan Diego and the Aztec people in her first statement by saying she was "the Mother of the True God, through whom everthing lives, the Lord of all things".
		Asking Our Lady why she did not intercede to avert the flooding, she was told that due to the sins of the people a worse chastisement by fire was merited, but due to the sister's prayers and penances, the punishment was mitigated to a flood.
	www.geocities.com /franciscanhistory/OLOG.html (5307 words)

	Human Life International - Our Lady of Guadalupe
		The appropriateness of hailing Our Lady of Guadalupe as patroness of our apostolate is remarkable.
		At the very heart of the building is the Saint Michael the Archangel Chapel where Our Lady of Guadalupe will be prominently featured, and through her intercession we will develop more programs to rescue the pre born, promote research and training that supports the family, and carries the "Gospel of Life" to every nation.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to us as the Mother of Christ, who is the head of his Church.
	www.hli.org /our_lady_of_guadalupe.html (1418 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges (OLGC) Website
		Since Pope Pius XI in 1935 declared that the Virgin Mary, under Her title of Guadalupe be the Principal Heavenly Patroness of the Philippines, it is but fitting that this school that will produce nurses for the service of mankind was dedicated and named after the Our Lady of Guadalupe.
		The Our Lady of Guadalupe College subscribes to the belief that education prepares the individual to be a multi-faceted person whose personal and professional competence should be his/her tool for life-long learning and in effecting change in the community.
		We envision our graduates to be personally and professionally competent, caring nurse generalist who utilizes the nursing process in the delivery of nursing care in any setting.
	www.olgc.edu.ph (311 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : December 12, 2006 : Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA)
		In 1910 Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared Patroness of Latin America, and in 1945 Pope Pius XII declared Her to be the Empress of all the Americas.
		Juan reported the bishop's doubt to Our Lady at Tepeyac Hill, and she asked him to return to the bishop once again, bearing the same message.
		Our Lady arranged the roses in his tilma with her own hands, and Juan returned to the bishop's presence.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2006-12-12 (903 words)

	Our Lady Of Guadalupe Day - Crystalinks
		Our Lady of Guadalupe, (La Virgen de Guadalupe) a Roman Catholic icon, is the title given to the Virgin Mary after appearing to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, an Aztec convert to Catholicism, on Tepeyac Hill near Mexico City in 1531.
		The lady smiled and said:"Know for certain, dearest of my sons, that I am the perfect and perpetual Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God, through whom everything lives, the Lord of all things, who is Master of Heaven and Earth.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe still underpins the faith of Catholics in Mexico and the rest of Latin America, and she has been recognised as patron saint of Mexico City since 1737, with her patronage extended piece by piece until it included all of America by 1946.
	www.crystalinks.com /ladyguadalupeday.html (1351 words)

	our lady of guadalupe
		Moreover, in Christian iconography, the crescent moon under Our Lady’s feet also symbolizes perpetual virginity and is connected with her Immaculate Conception and Assumption.
		Our Blessed Mother is supported by an angel, a symbol of royalty for the Indians.
		Saunders is pastor of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Potomac Falls and a professor of catechetics and theology at Notre Dame Graduate School in Alexandria.
	www.catholicherald.com /saunders/04ws/ws041216.htm (952 words)

	Domestic-Church.Com: Saint Profile: Our Lady of Guadalupe
		The Lady then told him to go to the top of the hill where they had first met, to cut the various flowers he found growing there and bring them back to her.
		At the sight of this, the bishop fell to his knees imploring Our Lady for forgiveness for ever doubting her wishes and for not immediately fulfilling her request.
		O Lady of Guadalupe, we beg you that parents live a holy life and educate their children in a Christian manner; that children obey and follow the directions of their parents; that all members of the family pray and worship together.
	www.domestic-church.com /CONTENT.DCC/19981101/SAINTS/OLGuadalupe.htm (1751 words)

	Salt Lake Tribune - Catholics in Park City united by icon of Mary
		To understand the significance of Our Lady of Guadalupe, also referred to as the Virgin of Guadalupe, you must know the story behind her image.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe is just as much a symbol of Mexican nationalism, he says, which becomes all the more important when people are living away from home.
		But for most of the Latino Catholic faithful in Utah, the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe 9 whether it appears in their churches, adorns their home's walls or shows up in a tree trunk 9 means everything.
	www.sltrib.com /ci_4303070 (619 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe
		Grant peace, justice, and prosperity to our peoples; for we entrust to your care all that we have and all that we are, our Lady and Mother.
		Grant to our homes the grace of loving and respecting life in its beginnings, with the same love with which you conceived in your womb the life of the Son of God.
		Our hope, lookk upon us with compassion, teach us to go continually to Jesus and, if we fall, help us to rise again, to return to Him, by means of the confession of our faults and sins in the sacrament of Penance, which gives peace to the soul.
	www.2heartsnetwork.org /Guadalupe.htm (1764 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe
		At 5 p.m., the Pope arrived at Piazza di Spagna in the popemobile for the traditional crowning of Our Lady.
		Together we lift our confident and sorrowful petition to you, the first fruit of humanity redeemed by Christ, finally freed from the slavery of evil and sin: hear the cry of the pain of victims of war and so many forms of violence that bloody the earth.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe is patroness of the Americas and also of the unborn.
	frpat.com /guadalupana.htm (1134 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe: A Guide for the New Millennium - December 1999 Issue of St. Anthony Messenger Magazine Online
		God took on our flesh and blood so as to create a new way through which humanity could once again be one united family, and he chose to do it with the cooperation of a woman.
		The greatest ongoing force of Guadalupe is not her apparition on the tilma of Juan Diego, or even the healing of the dying uncle Juan Bernardino and the many subsequent healing miracles down to our own days.
		The Lady of Guadalupe is the main symbol for the Mexicans, so everybody comes to the Mass with their families on the Sunday; everybody brings roses because roses are the symbol also of Guadalupe and the Lady.
	www.americancatholic.org /Messenger/Dec1999/feature2.asp (3904 words)

	Our Lady of Watsonville, Our Lady of Guadalupe
		Our Lady of Watsonville is a foot-high image of the Virgin Mary seen in the bark of an oak tree in Watsonville, California.
		He allegedly brought to the bishop his cloak on which an image of the Virgin had been painted (Our Lady of Guadalupe, shown here, is the centerpiece of the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City).
		The name "Guadalupe" is Spanish and is a bit mysterious, since there was no town or shrine near Cuauhtitlan, Juan's village, by that name when the legend began.
	skepdic.com /watsonville.html (1004 words)

	OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, MOTHER OF THE AMERICAS
		The appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the Aztec Indian Juan Diego in December of 1531 generated the conversion of Mexico, Central and South America to Catholicism.
		The miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe led to a tidal wave of conversions.
		Popes through the ages have recognized Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Pope John XXIII was the first to call the Virgin Mother of the Americas on October 12, 1961.
	maryourmother.net /Guadalupe.html (5474 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe
		Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is about two miles west of San Antonio's downtown River Walk area.
		The church is the Regional Sanctury of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
		The annual celebration of Our Lady's feast on December 12th is a rich and inspiring occasion.
	www.massintransit.com /tx/ourlady1 (438 words)

	Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church - OLG Church History
		Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic Christian community dedicated to living and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus.
		Our Lady of Guadalupe's years and years of service and worship stems back as far as 1920.
		In studying the history of our parish, we find it necessary to divide its development into three distinct time periods.
	www.ourladyofguadalupechurch.org /main/about_us.php (208 words)

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