Hajja Salesjana - May June 2016

25 some years ago by St. John Paul II. Since the time of Her apparition, the Virgin, under the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, has been proclaimed Patroness of Mexico, Patroness and Empress of the Americas, and Heavenly Patroness of the Philippines. She is also known as the Protectress of Unborn Children because according to those who have studied the miraculous image in depth, the image of Our Blessed Mother on St. Juan Diego’s tilma i.e. his poor cloak, appears to be pregnant. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the most visited Marian pilgrimage sites in the world, with millions of pilgrims flocking there each year to venerate the sacred image. Blessed are you, O Lord, God of heaven and earth, who, in your mercy and justice, cast down the proud and exalt the humble. In the wondrous designs of your providence, you have offered a perfect model in the Incarnate Word and in the Virgin Mother: Your Son, who voluntarily humbled Himself, even to death on the Cross, shines in eternal glory and sits at your right hand as King of kings and Lord of lords. And the Virgin, who desired to call herself your handmaid, who was chosen as Mother of the Redeemer and true Mother of the living, and now, lifted up above the choirs of angels, gloriously reigns beside her Son, interceding for all humanity, the advocate of grace and queen of mercy. Look with kindness, O Lord, on these your servants who, in placing a royal diadem upon the image of the Mother of your Son, recognize in your Son the King of the universe, and invoke, as Queen, the Virgin. Grant that, in following their example, we too might consecrate ourselves to your service, and make ourselves available to others, fulfilling the law of charity, thus triumphing over selfishness, and in generously giving we might lead our brothers and sisters to you. Grant that, seeking humility on earth, we might one day be lifted to the heights of heaven, where you yourself will place on the heads of your faithful the crown of life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. St. Juan Diego Prayer for the Coronation of the Image of the Most Holy Virgin of Guadalupe which Pope Francis recited: