435- Our Lady of Guadalupe- Advent week 2

This podcast begins with candle 2, marking the second week of Advent now burning brightly!

2 candles lit on an Advent wreath
2nd Week of Advent– celebratingholidays.com

And people are progressing along the Nativity Fast in the Eastern Church.

This week celebrates the event 493 years ago with an excerpt from my first book, “The Constant Procession,” about the story of St. Juan Diego’s apparition of the Virgin Mary in Guadalupe in the 1531!

Photo of the area where, note the arrow, is to indicate where the apparitions occured.
Arrow shows where the Virgin Mary first appeared to St Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill on December 9, 1531…
A photo of An impression, perhaps of the painting made of St. Diego's tilma
The impression in St. Diego’s tilma

Excellent youtube video that documents all the key locations at the Our Lady of Guadalupe site in Mexico City- credit: mexocotlan tlaxcala

Photo with text that reads as follows;Let us journey towards the Feast of the Nativity with joyous hearts! Fast no only from food, but also from hatred and fear. Bring forth goodness and kindness to all. Forgive, Be generous, In all thints, give glory to God.
Image from: Nativity fast from acatholiclife.blogspot.com

If the Christmas Spirit was lacking in last year’s holiday season, why not try something different? Why not go beyond “Santa’s Big Day?” Why not start the season earlier (like today) and end the Christmas season later? (12 days of Xmas ends January 6)

Take a moment and consider partaking in the pre-Christmas activities during  Advent or the Nativity Fast… You’ll be glad you did.


The Virgin Mary’s Role in Advent– Fr. Roger J. Landry

Nativity Fast (It’s never too late to start)- Wikipedia

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Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.

The origin of these podcasts began with my book The Constant Procession.

Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.

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