Our Lady of Guadalupe and Advent

By Sister Carmela Farley

Advent is a time of waiting, preparing for the birth of our Savior, Jesus.

At Tepeyac, Our Lady of Guadalupe pictured herself expecting Jesus, pregnant with Jesus. Our time of preparation — Advent — can put us in tune with Mary's expectation of Jesus. She appeared to the Indian people of Mexico on the tilma of Juan Diego as a Mother, to care for her children who had been neglected and abused.

Today as we prepare for Christmas — Christ's coming into this world — let us remember, in prayer, all the neglected, abused children of this world, and especially those in danger of being aborted.