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...
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...