Saint of the day and spiritual life #Juan Diego

Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin is a major figure in Catholic history in the Americas, known for witnessing the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Tepeyac, Mexico, in 1531. His story embodies humility, profound faith, and the importance of popular devotion in the Catholic Church. He is recognized as the first indigenous saint of the Americas.

The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe begins in December 1531, when the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, a Nahua indigenous man who had recently converted to Christianity, on the hill of Tepeyac (near Mexico City). She asked him to build a church there. To convince the bishop, she left a miraculous proof: her image imprinted on Juan Diego's tilma (cloak).