Juan Diego And The Virgin Mary

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Members of the St. Edwards congregation gathered on Monday, to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas with a reenactment of her appearance to Juan Diego, a Mexican peasant. The Virgin Mary asked Juan Diego to convince the archbishop of Mexico to build a church in her honor. After speaking with the archbishop numerous times, Juan Diego was asked to present a sign of his daily meetings with the Virgin Mary. Juan Diego informed the Virgin Mary of this and she told him to gather flowers from the top of Tepeyac Hill, which was normally barren, especially in December. Juan Diego did as he was told and found Castilian roses, which are not native to Mexico. Juan took the roses to the archbishop and when Juan opened his cloak,

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