That’s right...Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of unborn babies.
Before Christianity reached Mexico in the 16th century, Aztec religion, largely enforced by the ruling and priestly classes, dominated public ritual and political life. While many ordinary people lived under this system rather than freely choosing it, the official cult required human blood to appease the gods and avert catastrophe. Human sacrifice and ritual warfare were therefore institutionalized, fostering a culture marked by fear and violence rather than mercy or hope.
When the Holy Virgin appeared to Juan Diego, carrying within her the unborn God-man, she brought a culture of life to Mexico. Where missionary efforts had met with little success, she brought about approximately 9 million conversions to the Catholic faith and the devout adoration of the only true God. Because of this apparition, she has been named Patroness of the Americas.
In our own times, we have seen the culture of death rise again in America. When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Roe vs. Wade in 1973, it created a loophole that was quickly monopolized. Pro-abortionists cried out that abortion was now legal, and for the next fifty years, life has been held as cheaply in our culture as it was in the Aztec religion.
The Patroness of the Americas, however, has triumphed. The Supreme Court ended the wholesale “legal” abortion torrent: the first step in restoring respect and gratitude for Life, a culture of life, to America. Many march today in our nation's capital, at the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. to show their support for this culture of life in America.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn and of the Americas, will continue to lead us in the defense of Life. We just have to be faithful.
To learn more about Our Lady of Guadalupe, discover our newest Good Catholic docuseries called Not Made By Human Hands. The 5-part series will teach you'll learn about the tumultuous encounter with the Spanish, the history leading up to the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the incredible events of December 1531. You'll discover what this image meant to those who saw it, and how it changed the world so drastically and so fast. You'll also see how this 500-year-old image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which hangs above the altar in a basilica in Mexico, is unlike anything science can explain.
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