OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
Hr JOHN MURRAY

the Legion ofMarv in N’îrth'v servant in Dublin, has been a represmtar.vhas many times
X.A,”^lca "in,Çe 1936. During those tee. y.s> .
£fonda—on the work of orem» ’ ei^tcrn
of tije continent—from CwaJ* ·
he obtained permission ή™»”»
^ι”"’ }icScntly he has been to Mexin·. »··.·.
resP?ctive dioceses.]
number of bishops to establish the Legmn :c .·

his historic^ov^31’ ^SS ^lan iort-v years after Columbus in···.·
four month ° F TmSS H1C At,a?b>’ and (1«b- ten yt^ c
quered Mexico and /Γ iS-V* □ and
’«nquistadores htt.i ·
of Tenoehtitlan now^!^^ SPa«^h rule in the Aztec uy
a hi>hlv-rh.VCli(1',.fi ·' J;Xæ? i,f>\ Ti”· Azh-i-s. siîth<n»tfh ·■·»·-: remarkable palaces .,ηΑ^ΐ.10”’ -Wlth a beautiful capital city >'
barbari,. religious' n ‘charming flower-gardens. wen- Mii,«
Huitzipopoxtli .)na \· lt-es’ (?^erini? human sacrifices ft* their ;
victims. The
/ Cir rnests actually eating the th-di ‘
dores, found th/ν/.1Μ?,η \r*ar$t who accompaincd the
conversions wJre seenif
Indians * F™'n *’i!
' '
sudden!v, all w-js rh *Π i
^lrsi decade of Spanish rule. ·:
of Our ώ to JtianDgZ, Σ
< vcnt - - the a:^:·

J

simple Indian convert^?^' ”n
^fh of December in 1.3‘H.
el Mayor (St. J-in»/
on his way t<_> the ehun-h of >3>:' Mass and to receive .u ^*Γι'ι}^·Γλ· the I’atrun of Spain. t“
dawn he reached thP
T•u1”î.vi /roni th** Franchrait tïi.m.
Suddenly he heard ·ι ·
ί1*
f^I’iyai*, meriookine
,! *
^•embkd a choir of 9 mrat-‘<J<lH»us siiufinij whidî. b K·
harmony and answerh /'J,li birds, sintziny t<i<jrther in =· · ■
·«<*. ï—ku.t t," ' 5 ?v '··
h· «κ·
- ■ i-!- ' ■ ■
«t various colours
'1· " Hk' ei,-,,!d. vxith a Ixautitu! r-’»; ''
h^t. witiûn thï /.ίηΐ κ'1ίΓιι;1!
.........
...... **
rays of iin
e.vrti
>;·■<;. i:·-·
was amazed and virr.·-;·'
a,nd thought he την t v.'
^dian Ihen hr h«-ard a »w":
delicate voien ft.
si
in heaven. <‘!*-ud. eaHinj.’ him Κλ '
:i!.i!j
id,;,·'·;·;1.7··r
He did vi ;
’
of a mnst’h^ tp ,'V’î'r'!tii b. man r.
idith-rcd iikf • pn csom '
feet appear' d m Ικ·
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Having listened to his reply, the Lady said .
,
Virmn Marv. Mother ot the
?■■•■d knowest, mv Hear son. that I am the ever
R Earth, who is
b.l, Author of Life, Creator of all, hather ot Ueas
lftce where,
*··Λ·τ<·. ... It is my will that a church be erec e
shall demonstrate
? - rcitul Mother of thine and of those who rcscrn
>
seek mCi and
anti sympathy to all the natives, to thosorrows and afflictions ;
"ι,. -.ι- who solicit my help and call on me in
·
av and turn their
■ *!.·γ·· I shall give comfort anil ease to those w io
necessary that you
‘y-Λ towards me. Ln order to carry’ out my
that j send thee.
■ ·': « citv of Mexico and to the bishop s palace, a
.
Relate to him
.* my wish that a church be erected for me in
grateful to thee
·. at thou hint seen and heard, and be sure that s eXalt thee. Hast thou
'. *::4t thou doc-t for me and as recompense s.
j shall repay
-'· ::v. wish, mv son? Go thou in peace and « ·
t<> accomphsh
- : r thy work‘and diligence; and do all that thou
~Ui;i·

sewered : ‘lam

v

crating himself on the earth, the Incaan a
humble
m.,sl noble tally, to obey that »"®"nd’ “·
~ -Λ of thine. Remain in peace·’
hishon‘s palace, asking
■h’.'in Diego proceeded immediately to
,_,.ηιτ» a Franciscan,
-■ tta- bishop. Mowignor 3™m <k
a long time by
·■ ‘he iir>i hishOp of Mexico. He waskepi γ
(>n his knees
■••■re Mit* but eventually was admi cC·
q.^e bishop listened
’ ’’ fht hibhop and delivered
‘ f.citv of the message.
’·- v-srprist-. but. was sceptical ot the®,u
him again, as he wished
■ismixsed the Indian, saying he would see
sincentv ami
-qmrv more deeply into the ma· ζΓ aJ"an Wvio left, realizing
' -”dy <>f the messenger. I rest5<mu
- *h<· bishop did not believe him.
hiH „f Tepeyac, and
1 ■··- η..-. h«>n·.··. h"
I.;<h
auaiting i<m.
.r’~.a' th*-' summit
o
. - ■ her·. he said ·
h#st „,nIniandcd
■-‘r.ihhiT himself before
Qljc- η .HKt tuo

i Λ-j, .... .nir-jii-tc-ïï ininivrihite
- ■■■■’■ i w.i·. admitted h> hi* prc-.cn.···
. ’
e -l·.· u-jy th-'-'i hast -rbr-ii in..rr.dth.it he .ltd not Mfurth’ r an·!
Λ< '·!·ηίΐΓ,!ΐ î!· h:< «ptr^i·’η<ί·
„f ,i .-h-irdi
«h.»· ih·
jc
ΤΓ.· to return
s.er· r th->r··"

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and said
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Juan Diego replied
Do not be displeased, mv Queen, and my Ladv · , . . ,
■ ■ τ ..
go willingly and with all my heart. I will obcy’f-i?^
.
message for it is not hard af all for me to do it ; bm l· command and ‘j-·.·
or the bishop shall not believe me ; but in spite Zf naps. 1
1,01 .C1. '
orderest. and I shall wait for thee. Lady, to-morrow
W* * d° *“ l - ■
place, and shall bring thee the answer: and thus, +L afternoon at
Lady, and God be with thee.
U°u remain m ixiu-e. m.

The next day Siwday Jmm, after hearing Mass, went ta«
the bishop. As the bishop’s servants took a lonv time to pens',
nun sobs
to enter,
Juan
miserable
k, ·,·**. ■ <
and
he said
to felt
the very
bishop
: ‘ For and
th ^nulmted.
;ea.the Mother of God in the same place. T£(™d
j kreply to the message site had sent to yon,
"
·
to let you know that you must erect the
for r i’. the
place where I have seen and spoken with ho . ‘ * i Χλ I J. J
reiterate that she is the Mother of Go<j
, Γ'ιh. 'ever Vuvjn
Mary who commands it."
cI(
*

know she was the Mother of God. Juan
him wiiar X
he would like and the bishop answered that L. dumM brine
ever proof the Lady thought best. When £. " ,ΐ I ' “'.p '
two of his Spanish servants follow him to H* „ioJ.lv.lærr he -*L
said that he had spoken to the Blessed Virgin np .
’ ,* ,n r^··
a bridge near the foot of the hill, the Indiyn dïXpûnrii ai -i ’
servants were xcry annoyed, regarding him
Ji iniP^iu· b
soon as Juan Diego reached the summit of f-ϊ,Λ i.;n h.. ;ι···;;ίη ι· ’»
Our Lady awaiting him. The Indian humbly addrv-.Jd Dr: ’
So as to accomplish thy command. I returm <1 to fi... w .hr._·. aalacc and
him thy message ; and having ems.-examined me he 1
was not enough for such a '•>-rious undertaking, and
i ...,. f.'aj-’k »1 &**
5*’* orproof so that he might be convinced that thou ^‘-.Λ -d næ ■1’e >h*
It is thy Will that a church he greeted in this place.
.....

Our Lady, with endearing words, thanked the indian
J1’
trs a!nce ln
out her ordf rs and told him t- return next d
ΓηΛ VaTF plai*‘.’ and
she wouid then Rive him the sure if
TheïmSni^0^^ ΐ bifhop and -!Ve
tv his a*·^
her aidST
fareWeU Wlth ^cat <‘™rte.sy iind promised

return*December 11 th. Juan Diego co»^ »
aï TSŸ 7"J<h,r
h« ™i.· *-*
Tucsdav
, had to at*end him all that dav. Next τη
for the" Fr*hci?1^’er
fearing hi$ uncle was dying, he
ζ
the last sacranw.*?
ΐη eall one of the priests to adinir.··-*'
h- riiui πι1,..π.,ί [{;’/?ιΙ^?“Λι!β\ teaching rfaf loot n:- f nc' - 1
instead of taküu» the
θ*ΙΓ Λβίίy’s inst-u ’k' - -3
along the slope of the
^‘e naivriv dt’©'1·?*.
«»*» oupmg he would not meet hfi4

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305

•-nning to return later for the proof for the bishop.
J*
'
:■ fountain. Our Lady appeared to bmi. *
,
. wdh
: »-r:-l the hill to meet him, wrapped in the whi e
’««inff. mv
sane brightness. She said to him : * V' he£^r Tndiangren£ined
and what road hast thou followed.
dh
.
prostrate
• . .->L fearful and ashamed and replied with pertur
'i·- knees :—
9
”, -Ι··νιχ1 Lilly. God be with thee. II°w ,hast th°“T^"L^ng t<f tell thee.
L'-'d he alth ? Do not be displeased with wha
■
dangerously ill, as
: <■■■ *·.Ί. my Ladv. that a servant ot thine, tnj une ,»■ ««'to the Church
; ■’ ··: i -i rii.iis accident, and because he is dying 1 anl
. ' s7ncc* we are all
·■■.·■;■·:·.·<» to vail a priest to give him the last ^atraI, τ'., fhv command;
’ ■ ■ death. When I have done this I shall conic hen «
- ηθ£
.
to
.’·:■·. pardon me. mv Ladv. and be not ihsp*cas” ’
— without fail.
-.
and I give th«- my'promise to be here to-morrow witno^

' Luly listened kindiv to .Juan's apology and icplied.
.
τι
he afllicted bv anything ,
1 ■'< my s.>n. to what I have to tell thee. Do
j not jiere who is
■' ‘n.,r another painful accident nor su .erur.· anj health.
! · :■■?.'
Art thou not under my protection. .
.
needanything
■ ' ■■ m mv lap and under my responsible y
die from this sick' buom about your uncles illness. He shall not UK
H
p* ac-. He i- cured.
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It comforted at Our Lady's w<>rds and^1C foe proof
'çtid mv. my Lady, to see the bishop ‘
to the summit
i: ’ll*· has asked.' (hir Lady iUls1''‘ere‘l:’(", rnses that thou shalt
•■•i i. my dear and tender son, and eu
;æd bring them to
■■ -i 2.0! - r ili- r-.i m y**ur Im»·1 ■' ■ * , ^|V ■ juan
■ .
i I
,· :.ί ! !n v w·ι:·.· “d-.wi-rs in that
■■*·
although he knew \usummit a beautitu
,t-d to find on the -u^
„c
(•astiliau
ro-e>,
<
,
tf
t
,-,
the
■ t'.j of ir-.sh. fragrant «
i-astuum
W' “'Th^Hv «■!'"h·”"' h*'r
! os nianv as he void..
■p.. Indian
Ii.dl.i!: ’by'
>···'■ '· o “·■
ι.,.,.,ϊ, .J..·! 111
·■■’ Our l.iidv. The
inr L-L· d^'ppmg ‘i-*m
'-h- had gath- red. She
his iloak to receive them.
•u'-iin into the tihna. said
. V- i- .η Til! l»»n that th< -«

tne h»-b; P. r JJ(.
we that i buv- m th<‘·;

■■'··:
that 1 ο ü tn·-·*
- ■.·. v ·„ο Ηυ··1 earnyd to

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demantlcd. Then, unfolding his cloak, the roses fell to the il··
ap , e imagc of Our Lady was seen to be painted on the irx.'
°
( tilma. lhe bishop marvelled at these proofs of Our La'<· ·
presence on the hill of Tepeyac. in particular the niiran.. .·
picture. He then took Juan s tilma and carried it to his orate"
thanks to God and His Holy Mother.
lhe bishop detained Juan at his palace that day and next nm.’.
he set out with him. to have him point out the site of the rh .:
which Our Lady wished to be erected. Having complète; " ■
mission, Juan asked permission to visit his uncle who had i*·
■p
-e b*sh°P scnt some attendants with him. ordering them * th 16
man was i°und restored to health to bring him back » ’
them. Juan Bernardino, on seeing his nephew accompanied ’·
Spaniards, asked him the reason for it, and was told of the mira· ■
ex cuts. He enquired of his nephew the exact time that Oar I-·,
had assured him that he (the uncle) would be restored to i * :'
Dn being informed, Juan Bernardino said that in the same h had seen Our Lady, exactly as described by Juan Diec<’. i!r,; '
ad restored him to perfect health, telling him that it wa< ne<" '
a a church be erected in the place where his nephew had "<i-·
an also that the miraculous image be named Holy Man ci I» *· ·
u i
^ndians were brought to the bishop who qu<·'·:··
them hoth, to get every detail of the amazing happening
he lame of the picture spread rapidlv and great crowd'·
o generate it. The bishop placed it in the cathedral, whiw ·;·s
vras bcmg erected on the site of the apparition. During the ; r-.1;
T
nurilt>u^ous picture? to the' new shrine, a miracle
I'
n ie excitement some Indians discharged arrows paid
■
lem seriously woundeel an Indian man in the crowd. Miay on he grounel dying, the miraculous picture wa.- tofM'·
him and he was immeeliatelv cured.

cnlrl ni px,lan!i
wear, as an outer gar; nt ag:·1
the
L°
r n.K,unbiins. a tilma or cloak woven of
ti,p;
nncp <τ*ί?ι “ 1S a t‘oarst* ‘ hdh and resemble·· a blanket m ;
tilmâ .-η' whU
Ήa. : .■> ■
appears the miraculous image. Te> tni.
■' ;
Great pain hr- 'v’humin ^tist fXanHne
dnfh
ir would be imp1
admir-d fi ’ i” ''''i
·- ’■■■■·’■« ·ΐ··ϊ ί·or a painting and *■·'.■
hundred
i?îolir''· V-Eif'h> .. .......■*'> fr< >h t>■
from thir" Ladv*
’^ί1·ν ”h "^’«'h Juan nr»n
have perish^ hundreds,ïfÙ';
Luman juugi:
t«»n. In the nicter/’
" Ptirsa-T,i but it di<>ws n<- -agr;
n·
lengthwise, front ton
s< *' Gear’v tb<·
pr-r-d ntlf onK
The picture· ha. U. n :
e-n. nms nt th,, ( huroh ;,n4 J rCU »-■'? ”l ,,rn’ but J-o
recent persecutions. in the
f':‘ <>umlah,p..
κ^^^^^9ΜΗΗ|Η9Η·Η|·ΗΗ··Η··ΜΗ· μμ··| i to

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307

nn which the image is enshrined and placed a
.^s a
f ^wers at the foot of the altar. In a few momenta t
..-:ü· ai it ms explosion, and a large piece of mar
nllwed up and
■ m the altar and the brass crucifix on the altar was ^Xched,

« d out of shape . . . but the miraculous pic
,&γ tbe twisted
• - ven the glass in the frame being broken .
Όΐθδ’ΐοη recorded
- i!ix lies in a glass case, with the story of the explosion

In considering the records of the apparitions, it isIndians.
·.: Our Ladvs special care was for the souls of the nata Inma
7 appeared to^Juan Diego as a dusky-skmned maick π mid
nuiuitely called the Virgen Morena. In
t
■ ■-•casion of her first apparition. Our Laaj ■ *
merciful
’ ■' a church be erected here in this
. u* demonstrate
'I *.·ι·γ of thine and of those who resemble thee I shal^ Mediate
■ ni-rcy and sympathy io all the naines. . ·
cxjCan soil was
L "f t’ne apparition of the I irgen Moren
- harvest of souls,
IU.-1 *i·i!i Ilf till· <-·»ιιΐιΙι·> into a huge
..joiririvs baptized
. ^ripet,, the harvest. The
Λ1&ΧΙ
r.< l>\ thousands anti opened ip
the harvest. It
·· appeals to Spain for more Pf,est®
‘ an Indians was
' "■■-.hzed that this great conversion
«nU^the devotion to
■hr·-·* result of Our Lady s interven ion instruction.
/-'.U h of Guadalupe became a
child learns by heart
' y. throughout the country, each
? j }nP of the first questions
Isism nf Our Latiy of Guadalupe.
tbc jndj.in people
‘ ■π C.th-ehism is ; -Who was tlJc “I?
Mother, the Virgin
. I- -d·And the answer:
Μ,.χίΓηη people.'
> i-labipe. was the first apost u over the country a pie
L- pc.«nle <>f Mexico come troni v
’ ^ybj|c fmVcHing m a
G.’th·· Villa, as the shnnci^^^ has approved »he
·■ -‘•••■■ntiv to Queretaro, wneo. t.i
th-. rc. He gace
·:ι. I i hath-d with a student who c .
(·υί1<1:ιΙπΐΗ’, or. the hack
souvenir picture of « *ur Li! Genu nto of the 55tb annual
■'d.-h A-:h written rin
the Shrine ol l« p<
:g.· ,.n f.-ot of the Qucfe aU.< S
.}.iVx |.n n|.4k<. t|,,. trip
'■ :.:·-:·ηΐ(ϊό told me that it
‘ U-ugh 1>τΐΐ
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f our, b.......
· ■ ■
111
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are kn.'WU UMi
f Guadahq-' . w ·
t * <i- f» 'vi

' ' » He.'iii’ ;'· 'tn*’
X» ιινπιΐη:

ipï.‘< i ani
’J-.tir ;j-.f *- lhe
if..- ti-.. 1 ,Φο

"Λ π,γ3 -.p—
Shrine ·.; < 5ur I ;»·><

MMMMMmmMM··χπίίίπηι··!

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surrounded their beloved shrine, remaining there for ten days unto
convinced that all danger had passed. Surely a most impnsiiw
example of love for the Virgen Morena.
Perhaps one of the most interesting and remarkable iiiir-u·.·»
of grace was the conversion of an American newspaperman t?
the Virgin of Guadalupe, and it happened in our time*. Η· v : ■
Broun was a very popular columnist and writer, with ί<^ί· ·'
leanings to the left ! He visited Mexico on one occasion as a tourist.
Like most tourists, he wanted to see all the sights and in du· <*■
found himself inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadal'i}1'■·. i’·
spent an hour there, watching mesmerized the simple airi
faith of the Indian pilgrims that streamed through the <r.>on·
up the aisles on their knees. On his return to the I .S.A.. Hey·***
Broun sought out Monsignor Fulton Sheen, the famous preacher,
and in a short time he was received into the Church. His conversM^
caused a profound sensation throughout the United States ww
he was as well known as the President. He was but one oi *
many loving conquests of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

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In 1 S!)5 the miraculous image was solemnly cn>wne*i
silver crown, rich with precious stones, with all the digndy o
ceremonies of the Church. This year, being the fiftieth anunena ^·
it was decided to honour the occasion with tit ting solvmiirtv.
central ceremony was the solemn blessing and dedication p* 8
golden crown. The celebrations re<vmhled flu- Eucharists·'1 ”
which was held in Dublin in 1932 ! Cardinal Vilk-neuy'd
Canada, was the Papal Legate and arrived in full poiitil?*1 '
received at tiie border by a delegation of the Mexicaî- ta
t<’
The Mexican government was tolerant and gravions.
officially recognizing the great religious went. Ib''M ’
U
Mexican people were thankful for tins small faveur, r,
other unhappy days ! The Cardinal was expected at il?.' R®'
that evening, but a huge crowd of peopk· m<-μ him
outside the city of Mexico and he was utiabir t«> ma* hii '·'■■? ■
his automobile to the Basilica. The croud i>ist wî-iô no' ■ <>'
their Papal Legate, the first Prince of tin l hur h *■ ,.t ! ’> ' '
Mexico, to leave them. So his officii ! a-.pvur.im e ar f .■ viE·.’ J
perforce postp aid till the next day. £)ur;ng Hir v’’
e<cl'»iastical provint, for L«”r‘ \ f
lor the United States and for Canada. I nivs*lf ;·Γη7·'* . u
œnranonies twice- the first time with a Marvknoj; Eatb· ·'■
■ · Yucatan, wui,
pi,from j t yp-, ·
‘
'■*·’”·1 *-·>ι··«» I h-..i ,r. oP eial in ihllM
:
ft\ihe unit J
τι·*. - ::
7tnuh‘‘ S“ted State paient
‘
A7ihbb,h<iP ««muet of
Orleans H*
Legate pralm;. with a semwti by Archbishop
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who is a great friend of Mexico and the
"hat had
> '--mion he recalled the great and historic
, ok bv the
.
on that hole ground, and quoting iro
<
Mexican
of Mexico referring to the de>o “Ιξ.
· not dead,
- m the Virgen Morena, he said : Juan - g noint is well
• - in here, for we are all Juan Diegos .
filing through
-*T"l bv the great pilgrimages of Indian pc I
singing their
-.-re aisle ea7h day. holding lighted candles and «mgmg^
hymns to their Virgin and Mother, " «
■’ 1 rJ>t here, who am thy Mother ?
aisles, on their
" ”1’ the humble Indians moving slowly up „,;ra(.ulous image,
··· >uth their confident faces fixed on the
sufferings the
'
realize fullv that in all their sorrows ·
strength in
■ "f Mexico have sought and found coni o
j a very
Morena. After all. is she not their Mother.
' ’ v'11' ·
lion ceremonies took
hviaV. 12th October, the solemn coronau
presiding and
•'•i‘h the Papal Legate. Cardinal 'ψοηοι hundred priests
'ivtv-nim· bishops and one tho“st^
nations accredited to
‘ · -hug. The Diplomatic Corps of all the m
oflicially
;
x-ept the U.S.S.R) were present. ^kAted at least
■ "'-•‘■d. the government of ^CXK,. ,4-;?. π shed gathering o
" i si’iy by the presence among the dis
’cereinonies laste
• ϊ the President. Senora Camachomessage from the
■ !-‘mrs and were, high-lighted by a
. i';lh-r. Pope Pius XÎI.
_ eiffht minutes to me
' ·■ ■ —irv· o’.' hi' addrtv lasting θ', father bn»ugh »
: ■: r- ' ,t. s. priest' and peoPV.
ith. of Our
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THE IRISH ECCLESIASTICAL RECORD

this Jove and in this faith we find a guarantee for the conservation of your
Mexican Catholics, in the Virgin of Guadalupe. Your brothers and fath'."- »·■
victims of the persecution and in defence of the faith thev faced death w.*’
fear or flinching, exclaiming
‘ Viva Christ the King and Viva the Qu···
Guadalupe.’ Ί o-day. the conditions of the Church and of religion in your r ■ ■' "
have notably improved, showing that your prayers and your fervour w· r< vain. \<m, Catholics of the Americas, should continue firm in your
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fully conscious of your rights. . . . We are sure that while the Virgin is r·
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as Queen and Mother of the Americas, Mexico will continue to be »· ι·ίγ·

The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the coronari";' ■
the miraculous image may well mark a turning point in the
’
history of Mexico. After years of bloody persecution, the v inflicted on any modern nation by a native government, M»v.
appears now to be veering to the “ middle of the road." Its polit;··:, r
appear convinced that nothing can be gained— and everythin!.’ ·· '··
by a persecution of religion. Also Communism, which had ,· ,: ·
this city its headquarters for the American continent. app···’'
lx: on the wane. The sudden death of the Russian Amba'·-: :·
Constantine Oumansky, with all his diplomatic staff, in a :<·
accident, April (1945), appears to have permanently weaken·1communistic cause. He, personallv, was the dominant fon<· 1”'■
communistic activities and was a man of great ability and a >ρ-· ·■
linguist. He was one of the high officials of the Soviet, and tin ■
that he was accredited to Mexico signifies the importance at taré' ·· ■
aS a ce.ntrc lor foture revolutionary activity.
The press of Mexico was unanimous in echoing the scntim· · "
the people and followed the ceremonies each day with. p!i'-_
and detailed descriptions. At the ceremonies in the ehurci’. · ■ ry
Hash-bulbs were continually in action. Even the wteki}
months periodicals appeared with pictures of Our Lady of tmaii····on the covers. The Papal Legate left a very happy impri'"*·’
he citizens of Mexico by his great svmnathv and kindness. a’··
last act when leaving the capital was to bless the city and
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As if to close for ever the sad epoch of the persecuti· n. <'·■"_
vr
Cf,ronation ceremonie;, at the Basilica. *
lUias ta les, ex-President of Mexico ami the ’ strong man
m the days ot the persecution, passed awav here in the h:
hospital irom a heart ailment.
it was rumoured in the pre··' *’·'■
thL T *era
^X;b>re his death, a frequent visitor and
. <l e ^"President was a Jesuit Father. However, his deari· Λ
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OUR LADY’S MEDIEVAL PLAYS1
By Rev. II. GAFFNEY, O.P., M.A.. Ph D.

i foTYiiliar with the
IOST students of medieval drama are ma e
Blessed
sre-ater plavs which concern the Passio
with the plays
Lord and the mysteries of His life, and e'
T.adv as their
: Old Testament, but the plays which
C „aucntly are less
•‘~t· figure arc scantily written about, and. co
their charm,
Known. This is a great pity ; because, apar
of the modern
· x- rcised no small influence on the deve op « ,.or jn fostering
‘\'y Our Lady's feasts, and were a tremcnc o
. f plays are
•".HKin and affection for her. Most o
manuscripts which
"’^ubiy lost, and all the others are still m^mmusc P
' '‘ idents in these islands are normally m
T,ady appears,
many of the New Testament playsa^eak. We
'(■idom docs she dominate the scel?e
- instance, at the
.· 'ibid part she lakes in Belhk’ a ..." ν!ιΠμ in the Hight
■^vry an<i a(. the visit of the Magi, anc
. spie is made the
Egypt. But. on some of her great *ea Γ_’νεΓβ instituted m
'·*.■ <»f dramatic interest because those
owe to Philip of Méaerts,
Τ:ιτ< is one valuable record.
of the feast of
'·· - th- οπ./m and dramatic celt .
front b*W« t<>
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Presentation in the Temple.
P apostle of
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ηιι-mbcr of ιίι“ ‘V1’*'i‘t|ie
’•r Lady. He was of »>“·■■. birtï^l^n the East he 6™“»
’· ·’ l-nvi··»·. and a I
i ,.f Our
s
’ ■ . l irsrrh · ■ ” bnding Du.
hcaidif'd a,l‘ ‘Y
-- T.-mpli·. The celebration ot ^eh a
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> .•r.b.Kie in Our Lady's git ^jV.^hbiKhop
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