December 12, 2024, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary, Today, December 12, the Catholic Church in the USA celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In December 1531, Our Lady appeared three times to a Chichimeca Indian convert named Juan Diego, requesting that a church be built on Tepeyac Hill, near Mexico City. Unable to convince the bishop and busy caring for his sick uncle, Juan missed a fourth meeting with the Blessed Virgin. Mary intercepted him the next day, saying: “Am I not here, your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? What else do you wish?” Our Lady instructed Juan to gather roses for the bishop in his cloak. When the roses tumbled out, a miraculous image appeared. She left a marvelous portrait of herself on Juan Diego’s mantle. This image has proven ageless and is kept in the shrine built in her honor, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Virgin also appeared to Juan’s uncle, healing him and revealing herself as the “Holy Mary of Guadalupe.” In 1910, Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared the Patroness of Latin America. In 1945, Pope Pius XII declared her the Empress of all the Americas. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • December 12, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET