The appearance of the Virgin Mary to a Native American child in Mexico back in the 1500′s helped the Conversion of the native people to Catholicism and broke down the barriers between the Spanish rules and their subjects. This Latinized Mexico and to this day, they have Southern European Culture with some Native influences. In another miracle attributed to the Virgin of Guadalupe, a fire destroyed a Church in Juarez Mexico. Yet an Image of the Virgin Mary was spared.
A fire destroyed a church in Juárez early Wednesday morning, but spared a Virgin of Guadalupe image, despite the fierce blaze, Juárez officials said today.
The incident took place at about 4:04 a.m. on Wednesday, at San Agustín Chapel at Paseos del Alba and Paseos del Ángel Streets, Juárez Fire Department officials said.
“The fire tore down the whole church,” said Cap. Martin Morales, of the Fire Department in Juárez, in a telephone interview.
But the fire spared a Virgin of Guadalupe image inside the church. The worshiped icon, 60 centimeters tall and one meter wide, was framed in wood.
As a Catholic I totally believe this was miracle and shows the power of faith.
Tags: Catholic Church, Catholicism, Virgin Mary, Virgin of Guadalupe
The article incorrectly states that it’s a “worshipped icon”. Catholics don’t worship icons.
@ MacDuff:
Its ignorance and a bs smear people have done against Catholics. We honor the Virgin Mary as the vessel through which the Messiah entered the earth.
Hail Mary, Mother of God,
Blessed art thou amongst women,
And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Be with us now,
And in the hour of our death.
Amen.
I’m not even Catholic…did I get that right? 8)
Awesome story! Maybe God’s working to get some people’s attention?
@ Macker:
Close.
It’s Holy Mary mother of God!
Macker wrote:
Most “Catholics” couldn’t have gotten that close!
@ Rodan:
Oops I remember now: Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee…
Instead of “be with us now” it is “pray for us sinners”.
@ NoThreat2U:
Thank you all for the clarifications. Not bad for a non-Catholic, eh! 8)
@ Macker:
Now next week we shall start teaching the Rosary. lol
Not bad at all
MacDuff wrote:
but the media does, hence an honest mistake
I’m glad you posted this. Thanks.
MacDuff wrote:
To be exact…
Hail Mary, full of Grace!
The Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and
at the hour of our death. Amen.
Most Catholic’s are taught this prayer from childhood..along with the “Our Father”.