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— Fernando Pessoa

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THIS JALEN HURTS THROW IN SLO-MO IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THROWS IN #NFL HISTORY.

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BACK-TO-BACK NFC EAST CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS

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Jalen Hurts is the first QB in NFL History to clinch 4 consecutive playoff berths with 4 different offensive coordinators.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!

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The apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the most popular in the Catholic Church, and the image itself can be seen even in secular spaces in North and South America.

Millions of people visit her Basilica in Mexico yearly, making it the most visited Marian shrine in the world.

The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12.

The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe is absolutely incredible, and on a personal note, it was one of the big things that led to my conversion back to the Catholic faith. Marian apparitions point to just how incredible Our Lord is.

In 1531, the Blessed Mother appeared four times to Juan Diego, a native peasant, on a hill outside present-day Mexico.
During her final visit on Dec. 12, 1531, Our Lady arranged roses in his tilma, which he then brought to his bishop as a sign to build a church in her honor. When he opened his tilma, it revealed the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Here are five more things to know and share about Our Lady of Guadalupe and the miraculous image she gave Saint Juan Diego:

1) The Tilma is Not the Work of Human Hands.

The original image remains the same, while human replicas fade or deteriorate over time. The image contains additional details that set it apart, too, such as Our Lady's eyes reflecting what she saw in front of her in 1531. A microscopic examination also revealed that there are no brush strokes!

2) The Tilma Appears to be Indestructible.

Two different events threatened the image: an acid spill in 1784 and a bomb in 1921. The tilma remained unscathed!

3) The Stars on Our Lady of Guadalupe's Mantle

The stars on the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe coincide with the constellation in the sky on Dec. 12, 1531.

4) The Castilian Roses Juan Diego Found at the Apparition Site are Not Native to Mexico.

The Blessed Mother arranged these flowers in Saint Juan Diego’s tilma before he visited his bishop. When he opened his tilma, the roses fell to the ground, revealing the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

5) Our Lady of Guadalupe Changed the Course of History.

According to EWTN,

“Within seven years of this apparition, in which Our Lady manifested herself to the native peoples of Mexico as a sign of her maternal care, nine million accepted the Catholic faith. Remarkably, this amounts to an average of over 3000 people a day, every day for the next seven years.”

The Church in the United States would not be the same without the influence of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Here is a special prayer for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe:

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose,
make intercession for Holy Church,
protect the sovereign Pontiff,
help all those who invoke you in their necessities,
and since you are the ever-Virgin Mary
and Mother of the true God,
obtain for us from your most holy Son
the grace of keeping our faith,
of sweet hope in the midst
of the bitterness of life of burning charity,
and the precious gift of final perseverance.

Amen.

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Today is the Feast of Saint Juan Diego 🇲🇽 On December 9, 1531, when Juan Diego was on his way to morning Mass, the Blessed Mother appeared to him on Tepeyac Hill, the outskirts of what is now Mexico City. She asked him to go to the Bishop and to request in her name that a shrine be built at Tepeyac, where she promised to pour out her grace upon those who invoked her. The Bishop, who did not believe Juan Diego, asked for a sign to prove that the apparition was true. On December 12, Juan Diego returned to Tepeyac. Here, the Blessed Mother told him to climb the hill and to pick the flowers that he would find in bloom. He obeyed, and although it was winter time, he found roses blooming. He gathered the flowers and took them to Our Lady who carefully placed them in his mantle and told him to take them to the Bishop as "proof". When he opened his mantle, the flowers fell on the ground and there remained impressed, in place of the flowers, an image of the Blessed Mother, the apparition at Tepeyac.

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Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you;
blessed are you among women.

Luke 1:28

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The restored statue of the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus has been placed back in its position atop the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde Basilica.

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St. Nicholas, pray for us!

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Blessings on the journey.

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The most famous play in football is a Catholic prayer.
The "Hail Mary" Pass

In 1975, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw a desperate 50-yard pass to win a playoff game. When reporters asked him about it, Staubach (a devout Catholic) said: "I just closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary."

The term stuck. Now, every time an atheist sports commentator describes a long touchdown, they are referencing the Virgin Mary.

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America's real team #FlyEaglesFly

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Santa Paula will host Bellflower in the Division 12 semifinals Friday

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This and children to pass it down to.

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THE DODGERS ARE BACK-TO-BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS 🏆🏆

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Dear son,