Our Lady Of Guadalupe

Missionaries had gone to Mexico to share the gospel with the Mexican people there, but they were not able to bring many people to Jesus.  Jesus and His Mother Mary loved the Mexican people so much and wanted them to understand who Jesus was, so Mary decided she would help the Missionaries.  On December 9th, 1531, she appeared to a Mexican man named Juan Diego and told him she wanted to take care of the people of Mexico and lead them to her Son, Jesus.  She asked Juan to tell the Bishop to build a Church where she appeared so that people could get to know Jesus.  When Mary appeared to Juan Diego, she came as an Aztec Princess speaking his language.  She came in a way that the Mexican people would know, understand, and love.  Jesus healed Juan’s uncle from a very bad illness and let roses grow out of the frozen ground where Mary had appeared so that the people would believe that all that Juan said was true.  Mary left her picture on Juan’s cloak so that many people would get to know her and, through her, get to know her Son, Jesus.  These miracles brought 6 million Mexican people to Jesus; they were baptized and joined God’s family.  Even today many people go to the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe to get to know Jesus and His Mother.