Our Lady of Guadalupe

Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the most popular sacred icons in the hemisphere. Elizondo considers Our Lady of Guadalupe as an “American Gospel.” This reading tells about the first time Elizondo visited the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Tepeyac in Mexico City, the enforcement of Spanish rule of Mexico’s Aztec Empire, and the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego. When Elizondo finally arrived at Tepeyac he felt like everything was sort of in slow motion and every one moved as

December 12, Dia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, or better known as the day of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a day celebrated by many Mexican Catholics. The night before on December 11 millions of people from every state visit the Basilica of our lady of Guadalupe, a Catholic church in Mexico City. Some people take several days or weeks to get there because they go by foot from state to state to reach to the Basilica. Mexicans honor their patron saint with prayers and songs, exactly at 12am she is praised

Our Lady of the Liberation There are many names for Our Lady of Guadalupe like the Virgin of Guadalupe, and Tonantzin, but they all mean the goddess that protected the people and came to Juan Diego. Over thousands of years the story of Tonantzin, what the native Aztec people called their Virgin Mother Mary, has been passed down and celebrated in the Mexican culture for all of the good and protection that they believe she has brought them. In Rodolfo Corky Gonzales’ epic poem “Yo Soy Joaquin”

BOWER MUSEUM Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe is a significant painting in the Bower museum and the Orange County community. This has long been the patron of Mexico and is the most significant religious site in the Americas. By go to Bower museum, it brings me many feeling toward the treasures relating Mexico and giving me a sense of how the event has been portrayed in the heart of Mexican artists. There are a lot of paintings and sculpture relate to the Virgin of Guadalupe. I was attracted

What is a belief? Belief is a trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something. That is what our Lady of Guadalupe is our belief, our confidence, our fight. Also our Lady of Guadalupe is a tradition because there is a lot of people that really belief on her and they celebrate her day and all that thing´s. These story starts like these (1531). On December 9, 1531, in Mexico, our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego, a poor humble Aztec Indian who had recently converted to the catholic faith

eight million Indians were converted to Christianity.” Whether one believes the Virgin de Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego on the hill or believe that Guadalupe was created to convert the Indians to the Catholic Church, the legend of Guadalupe as we know her today begins at this time. As a placebo for a changing guard, La Virgen de Guadalupe proved highly successful. The iconic image of La Virgen de Guadalupe remains static in both form and symbolism until the mid twentieth century, when a new movement

Chicana feminists choose to represent the Virgin of Guadalupe in non-traditional ways mainly for many reasons. One reason is to try to reclaim her from the Catholic Church as a sexual being rather than the docile submissive role model the church portrays her as . Thus, Chicana feminist’s artists try to portray her in a more sexual manner, as “Guadalupe the sex goddess, a goddess who makes me feel good about my sexual power, my sexual energy” to empower Chicana women by example rather than serving

The Immaculate Conception: “When discussing the Immaculate Conception, an implicit reference may be found in the angel’s greeting to Mary. The objection is also raised that if Mary were without sin, she would be equal to God. In the beginning, God created Adam, Eve, and the angels without sin, but none were equal to God. Most of the angels never sinned, and all souls in heaven are without sin. This does not detract from the glory of God, but manifests it by the work he has done in sanctifying his

pressured onto them when they challenge the institution. Each of these themes are depicted through the cultural and religious symbol of the Virgin of Guadalupe. La Virgen de Guadalupe or The Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, represents a central image of Mexican Catholicism. The Catholic Church utilized the symbolic image of the Virgin of Guadalupe to represent feminine virtue through a

The Lady of Guadalupe is a huge part of the Mexican tradition, and how many people look up to her in a very godly way. She is important, because she reminds people of their appreciation for their own cultures, along with the other cultures that are all over the world. The Lady of Guadalupe is someone that is the exact replica of the Virgin Mary. But, the only difference is, is that the Virgin Mary is a saint that is represented in the European culture, and the Lady of Guadalupe in the Aztec and Native