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DESCRIPTION:Life\nBorn in Mexico in 1474\, Juan was raised by an uncle in t
 he Aztec pagan religion following the death of his father when he was thre
 e. Always interested in the mystical\, when a group of Franciscan missiona
 ries visited Mexico in 1524\, Juan Diego and his wife\, Maria Lucia conver
 ted to Catholicism.\nHe became a devout Christian\, and on December 9\, 15
 31\, (two years after the death of his wife) he had his first vision of Ma
 ry\, the mother of Jesus\, who asked for a chapel to be built in the area 
 in her honour. The bishop did not believe Juan Diego and asked for proof o
 f his story. While searching for a priest to administer the Last Rites to 
 his uncle\, Mary appeared before Juan Diego again\, telling him to gather 
 roses and to take them to the bishop as a sign. She also said that his unc
 le would recover. Juan Diego took the roses that he picked in his cloak\, 
 and when he opened it to show the bishop\, an imprint of Mary’s face bec
 ame visible on the inside of his cloak. The bishop ordered the church to b
 e built in honour of the Virgin Mary\, and Juan returned home to find his 
 uncle in good health.\nFrom that time on\, Juan Diego lived in a hermitage
  next to the church built in honour of Mary\, praying and tending to the p
 ilgrims who visited.   \nThe cloak was put on display and the story of 
 Mary’s appearance to Juan Diego caused thousands to convert to the Chris
 tian faith each day. During the Mexican revolutions\, non-believers tried 
 to destroy the cloak and image with an explosion. The building was badly d
 amaged\, but the pane of glass protecting the cloak was not even cracked.
    \nTeachings \n“I am a nobody\, I am a small rope\, a tiny ladder\
 , the tail end\, a leaf.” \nIn accepting the Christian message without 
 forgoing his indigenous identity\, Juan Diego discovered the profound trut
 h of the new humanity\, in which all are called to be children of God.  
 \nSong of the Cloak of Our Lady of Guadalupe\nIt has been discovered that 
 the stars and flowers that adorn the cloak of Our Lady of Guadalupe form a
  melody. Harpa Dei has made this melody their own\, adapting it somewhat t
 o the capacity of their voices. As text we have used some of the phrases f
 rom the dialogue between the Virgin Mary and the Indian Juan Diego\, using
  the Nahuatl language itself\, proper to the Aztecs: \nVirgin Mary: I am t
 he pure and ever Virgin Mary The mother of the true God. I desire that the
  House of my God be built for me here. There I will hear your cries\, ther
 e I will heal your pains. \nJuan Diego: My Lady\, my Noble Lady\, my littl
 e girl May I not distress your face and your heart I will only go to fulfi
 l your desire. \nVirgin Mary (in Spanish) I am your compassionate Mother\,
  yours and of all men who love me\, who cry out to me\, who seek me and tr
 ust in me. \nJuan Diego (together with the Virgin Mary) Those who seek you
  and trust in you. \nListen here.\nOther Resources\nHere is the Bascillica
 's website where you can see how Juan's legacy is being lived out in commu
 nity.\nHere is an article about St Juan Diego.\nHere is a video animation 
 which tells his story for Children.\nHere is another page with more resour
 ces.\nHere is a travel Vlog explaining the importance and significance of 
 the Basilica Our Lady of Guadalupe for the people of Mexico.
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