OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Our Lady of Guadalupe

OCCURRENCE

• The story takes place on December 9th, 1531 in Mexico City
• The first vision was at dawn
• Juan Diego received the vision

The First Apparition:
Juan Diego was going to Tlatelolco to attend Mass. As he was passing Tepeyac Hill, he saw a brilliant light at the top and heard celestial music. Then he heard a feminine voice asking him to come up. When he reached the top he saw the Blessed Virgin Mary standing in the midst of a glorious light. She spoke to him in his native language. She told him she was the perfect and eternal Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God, and made known to him her desire that a shrine be built there where she could demonstrate her love, compassion and protection.

The Second Apparition:
When The Bishop was reluctant to believe Juan Diego's story. Juan returned to Tepeyac Hill and he found Our Lady was waiting for him. He and told her about his failure. She made him return to the Bishop the next day and tell his story again.

The Third Appartition:
The Bishop then asked that the Lady give him a sign. Juan reported to the Bishop that evening and she promised to grant his "wish" the next morning.

The Fourth Apparition:
On December 12th, Juan Diego was bringing a priest to his dying uncle. Our lady of Guadalupe appeared for the forth time and assured Juan that his uncle would recover. She told him to go out and pick some fresh roses that he would find on the summit of the hill. Then Our Lady rearranged the roses in his cloak and rushed him to the Bishop.

The Fifth Apparition:
Earlier that same day, December 12, she had also appeared to Juan's uncle, Juan Bernardino, and restored him to health as she had told Juan Diego. Both Juan Diego and his uncle, Juan Bernadino, had been one of the first of the natives to be baptized into the true faith.

Symbol of Vision
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared for the forth time and assured Juan that his uncle would recover. She instructed him to go out and gather fresh roses that he would find on the frosty summit of the rocky and barren hill. Once this was done, Our Lady rearranged the roses in his cloak and rushed him to the Bishop. This was later know as "The Miracle of the Pink Roses"