Transcript Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of
Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe
history
• Started w/ preachers & fortune seekers
coming to the new world
–1531
–Preachers wanted to convert the natives to
Christian faith
–Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, converted
Our Lady of Guadalupe
history
–Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, converted
• He saw the Virgin Mary in the Tepayac Mts.
• He was told that anyone who ask for help or
in sorrow, Mary would help
Our Lady of Guadalupe
history
– Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, converted
• Went to the Bishop & told him that Mary wanted a
place of worship in the hills
– Bishop did not take Juan Diego seriously
– Juan Diego went back the next day and retold the story
» Bishop wanted a sign that Mary was real
– Juan Diego told to get flowers from Tepayac Mts.
» Took the flowers to Bishop & when Bishop opened
flowers in Tilma, a picture of Blessed Virgin Mary
appeared
Our Lady of Guadalupe
history
Our Lady of Guadalupe
history
–Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian, converted
• Mary had told Juan Diego’s uncle who was ill
and cured by her that she could be called Santa
Maria de Guadalupe
– The Tilma that had the Mother of God or Lady of
Guadalupe on it has been on display
– Miraculous how the painting came to be and how long it
has lasted
Assignment
–I want you to work with a partner to create
a children’s book page with an illustration
of one of the events discussed with Our
Lady of Guadalupe
–This book page should be in color and
written for a child to understand