is today's Saint. The feast coming in a few days time (Dec. 12th) is a major focus in the Americas: Our Lady of Guadeloupe. It was this poor Aztec Indian she chose to appear to. In so doing, she effected the conversion of the Western Hemisphere aborginals south of the Rio Grande. And she continues to influence Catholics throughout the Americas, if not the world.
The choice of the poor, the unnoticed, by Our Lady is a theme we see, certainly in the last two centuries (La Sallete, Lourdes and Fatima) and, of course, at Guadeloupe. Children (or child-like adults?) and the poor are her chosen prophets. Over and above the messages unique to each appearance, is she calling us to be more child-like, more "poor in spirit"? Does this mean I should give up my dreams of a big-screen tv?
Friday, December 09, 2005
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