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Fact about the Aparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Today, December 12th is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared under this title in Mexico on December 9 and December 12, 1531.

I’d like to share facts about this event in honor of her feast.

“Know, know for sure, my dearest, littlest, and youngest son, that I am the perfect and ever Virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the God of truth through Whom everything lives, the Lord of all things near us, the Lord of heaven and earth…” ~ Our Lady of Guadalupe

Facts about the Apparitions.

Our Lady appeared to a poor, humble widower in Tepeyac Hill, Mexico. He was an Aztec Indian who converted to Christianity and was baptized with the name Juan Diego in 1524.

Our Lady requested for a chapel to be built there. When Juan Diego told the bishop, he…