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Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 9

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 9

My journey to Mexico has come to an end, this experience has been incredible! The places I've visited, the people I've met, and the energy that I've felt has been amazing. Our prayers and intentions have been left safely in the hands of Our Lady of Guadalupe. She is...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 8

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 8

As we begin to come to a close of this novena let us take a moment to remember our initial prayer requests. What has been on your heart? What have you been praying for during this sacred time? Know that Our Lady of Guadalupe has been continuing to pray for all of us,...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 7

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 7

Today I visited the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico! I was able to see the Aztec Sun Stone and the statue of the Goddess Coatlicue. The Aztec Calendar Stone, better known in the archaeological literature as the Aztec Sun Stone (Piedra del Sol in Spanish), is an...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 6

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 6

Yesterday was the day I have been waiting for! I visited the basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe! Her beautiful image, that was miraculously imprinted on Juan Diego’s tilma, brought me to tears. Words can not express what it felt like to be in her presence. The healing...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 5

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 5

Yesterday was the day that I got to visit Teotihuacán, the city of the Gods. The city is thought to have been established around 100 BCE. It was a sacred site of worship to the Aztecs. I made the journey to the top of the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 4

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 4

I have landed safe and sound in Mexico. We already visited the church where Juan Diego was baptized. It was built using recycled stone from the ruins of an Aztec Pyramid “The Wall of Serpents”. Saint Juan Diego was born in 1474 as Cuauhtlatoatzin,( Singing Eagle) a...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 3

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 3

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 3 On the third day of our novena to the Blessed Mother, let us set a goal. What is one reasonable goal that you can achieve that is directly in alignment with your highest good? It should be something simple, not too overwhelming....

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 2

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 2

Today we are being asked to ponder the question: “what do I feel that I am deprived of?” Are you feeling like you are not being provided for by the universe? Do you feel an emptiness or lack in certain areas of your life? If so, then what would you like to fill these...

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 1

Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Day 1

As we begin our Novena, take time to reflect on the past five years. How has your life changed? How have you changed? What is still the same that you wish to change? Let these questions simmer, and let the answers emerge. Now ask yourself, where do you see yourself in...

Novena

Novena

Novena starts tomorrow Friday- August 23rd! Starting this Friday we will be starting a Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe that will conclude on August 31st. A novena is an ancient tradition of devotional praying, consisting of private or public prayers repeated for nine...