Chronicle of Our Lady of Guadalupe “Am I not here who am your Mother?“ “Listen and let it penetrate your heart, my dear little son. Do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety, or pain...
“ Am I not here who am your Mother? “ “ Listen and let it penetrate your heart, my dear little son. Do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety, or pain. Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not your fountain of life? Are you not in the folds of my mantle? In the crossing of my arms? Is there anything else you need? …” By Rick Salbato The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe begins when Cortez arrived in Mexico in 1519. What he saw was the great civilization of the Aztec Empire. There were accomplished mathematicians, astronomers, physicians, architects, philosophers, craftsmen, and artists. They had a judicial system that resembled that of Europe. Reading and writing began at an early age, but their writing was in pictographs similar to that of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics. The town, which is now Mexico City, was an island in the center of a lake with three land bridges leading to it....
