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‘We are drawn to Our Lady. … She is the patroness of Mexico, the mother of the unborn
Several Decembers ago, Rita Steininger — a parishioner at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly, Virginia, and a native of El Paso, Texas — held a cooking class to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec.12. Rita set the scene for incoming students — colorful crêpe streamers and crêpe puff balls hanging from the ceiling, piñatas, bunches of colorful Mexican flowers, and a monitor replaying scenes of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Records show that about 20 million pilgrims visit the basilica annually.
The history of Our Lady dates back to Dec. 9, 1531, when a poor Catholic Indian, St. Juan Diego, saw “a lady from heaven, the Mother of the True God,” on the Hill of Tepeyac northwest of Mexico City. She instructed Juan Diego to ask the Archbishop of Mexico City, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, to build a church on the hill. On Juan Diego’s fifth trip down the hill, the Virgin asked him again to speak with the archbishop. To prove her veracity, she filled his tilma (cape) with Castilian roses (which are not winter flowers and not native to Mexico) and asked that he give them to the archbishop.
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Several Decembers ago, Rita Steininger — a parishioner at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly, Virginia, and a native of El Paso, Texas — held a cooking class to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec.12. Rita set the scene for incoming students — colorful crêpe streamers and crêpe puff balls hanging from the ceiling, piñatas, bunches of colorful Mexican flowers, and a monitor replaying scenes of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Records show that about 20 million pilgrims visit the basilica annually.
The history of Our Lady dates back to Dec. 9, 1531, when a poor Catholic Indian, St. Juan Diego, saw “a lady from heaven, the Mother of the True God,” on the Hill of Tepeyac northwest of Mexico City. She instructed Juan Diego to ask the Archbishop of Mexico City, Fray Juan de Zumárraga, to build a church on the hill. On Juan Diego’s fifth trip down the hill, the Virgin asked him again to speak with the archbishop. To prove her veracity, she filled his tilma (cape) with Castilian roses (which are not winter flowers and not native to Mexico) and asked that he give them to the archbishop.
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For Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexican Wedding Cakes
‘We are drawn to Our Lady. … She is the patroness of Mexico, the mother of the unborn …’
