As we prepare for the 500th anniversary of the Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity invite you to join us in reflection on the words of our Mother Mary to St. Juan Diego. Words from loved ones can stand alone in our memory. Mary’s words invite us to stand still. She invites us to discern God’s will as she did, as Juan Diego did. We acknowledge this resource: Guadalupe from the Aztec Language, Guadalupe Abbey, Lafayette, Oregon. The stained-glass window is from St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Frisco, Texas.
“Do listen to me, my little one, Juanito! Wither are you be taking yourself?”
“Do know this, do be assured of it in your heart, my littlest one, that I myself, I am the entirely and ever virgin Saint Mary, Mother of the true Divinity, God Himself. Because of Him, life goes on, Creation goes on; His are all things afar, his are all things afar. his are all things above in the heavens, things here below on the earth.”
“Do listen to this, my littlest one, and let your heart be assured, that it is not to the wealthy ones among my stewards, my commissioners, that I am won’t to leave it that they should bear my utterances, my declarations, or that they should realize my wishes. Thus rather is it necessary that it be you yourself who live this through, who act as spokesman on this matter, and that it be by your hand that it be realized, that it be done, this will, this wish of mine.”
“Do listen, do be assured of it in your heart, my littlest one, that nothing at all should alarm you, should trouble you, nor in any way disturb your countenance, your heart. And do not be afraid of this pestilence nor of any other pestilence or any rasping hardship.”
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