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The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is actually an Aztec Pictograph that was read and understood readily by the Aztec Indians, functioning as a visual catechesis.  THE LADY STOOD IN FRONT OF THE SUN: She was greater than their dreaded sun-god "Huitzilopochtli". HER FOOT RESTED ON THE CRESCENT MOON: She had clearly vanquished their foremost deity, the feather serpent "Quetzalcoatl." THE STARS STREWN ACROSS THE MANTLE: She was greater than the stars of heaven that they worshipped.  She was a virgin and the Queen of the heavens for Virgo rests over her womb and the northern crown upon her head. She appeared on December 12, 1531 for the stars that she wore are the constellation of stars that appeared in the sky that day! THE BLUE-GREEN HUE OF HER MANTLE: She was a Queen for she wears the color of royalty. THE BLACK CROSS ON THE BROOCH AT HER NECK: Her God was that of the Spanish Missionaries, Jesus Christ her son. THE BLACK BELT: She was with child for she wore the Aztec Maternity Belt. THE FOUR-PETAL FLOWER OVER THE WOMB: She was the "Mother of God." The flower was a special symbol of life, movement and deity-the center of the universe. HER HANDS ARE JOINED IN PRAYER: She was not God but clearly there was one greater than Herself and she pointed her finger to the cross on her brooch. THE DESIGN ON HER ROSE COLORED GARMENT: She is the "Queen of the Earth" for she is wearing a map of Mexico telling the Indians exactly where the apparition took place.