Saint Juan Diego

<p>On this date in 1531, the Blessed Virgin appeared to aboriginal convert Juan Diego at Tepeyac, near Mexico City. She told him that a church should be built at the site of her appearance. On another visit, Our Lady sent Juan Diego to gather flowers and present them to the bishop. When he did so, the flowers fell from his cape, revealing a painted image of the Blessed Virgin. This relic is preserved in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. Juan Diego was canonized in 2002.©2011 <em>Living with Christ, </em>Novalis - Bayard Press Canada Inc., <strong>http://www.livingwithchrist.ca/</strong&gt;. Reprinted with permission.</p>