O
Mother! You know the paths followed by the first evangelizers of the New World,
from Guanahani Island and Hispaniola to the Amazon forests and the Andean
peaks, reaching to Tierra del Fuego in the south and to the Great Lakes and
mountains of the north. Accompany the Church which is working in the nations of
America, so that she may always preach the Gospel and renew her missionary
spirit. Encourage all who devote their lives to the cause of Jesus and the
spread of his kingdom. O gentle Lady of Tepeyac, Mother of indigenous peoples
and Afro-Americans, for immigrants and refugees, for the young deprived of
opportunity, for the old, for those who suffer any kind of poverty or
marginalization.
…Holy
Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of Peace! Save the nations and peoples of this
continent. Teach everyone, political leaders and citizens, to live in true
freedom and to act according to the requirements of justice and respect for
human rights, so that peace may thus be established once and for all.
To
you, O Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, belong all the love, honor,
glory and endless praise of your American sons and daughters!
-Homily
of Blessed John Paul II, Apostolic Journey to America, 1999
Our Lady of
Guadalupe is the model for the New Evangelization! As the Church celebrates her feast
today, ask for her intercession during this Year of Faith, especially as
American church leaders conclude their Ecclesia in America conference in Rome.
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