Rosary Workshop - RWSP.2018, CWSP.2018
'MY LITTLEST SON II &
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DEDICATED TO THE PREBORN - ST JUAN
DIEGO
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'My Littlest Son' is the title Mary lovingly called Juan Diego when she spoke to him. Juan Diego was an Aztec man who became a Christian after the Empire was destroyed by Cortez and his men in 1520. He loved his new found Jesus and the church that taught about him. He was on his way to Catechism class when Mary visited him and asked him a favor. She appears to him pregnant with her little son, Jesus. He answered her: + “I am a nobody, I am a small rope, +a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf” Juan Diego + HE WAS AN AZTEC We didn't know what to call this rosary - but it became clear after Mass during Eucharistic Adoration. We knew we were to dedicate a rosary to Juan Diego but baffled over the design after many tries over several weeks. Finally, again several days later, again at Mass, the design cleared and items purchased 6 months before were to be used as they told the story in symbols of this Aztec man who converted to Christianity. It is a beautiful rosary and it is a joy to have been a part of its design . God is patient! ROSARY
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CANONIZED 31 JULY, 2002 + AVES: Made by hand by the famous glass bead artist, Willie Wilhelm using the ancient technique called lampwork where hot glass is wound around a mandrel. (slight impediments here and there give away the fact they are individually hand made) PATERS: Hand carved antiqued bone crosses, very reminiscent of the Spanish crosses of the period. (actual color is more natural, bone white, not yellow as scan depicts here). CENTER: Our Lady of Guadalupe, CRUCIFIX: Cast from Latin American piece (18 - 19 c) |
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and solid bronze 25 in. |
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and solid bronze |
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~ TRADITION of the CROSS ~ |
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This rosary is filled with symbols. The cross beads remind us of the vision Montezuma's sister had in 1509. Princess Papantzin fell ill then into a deep coma. Believed dead, she was buried. When she came from her tomb, she was released and shared a vision. She told her brother that a luminous figure came to her and told her that many ships were coming with crosses on their sails and on the helmets of the men on board. They would defeat the powerful Aztec Nation. They would also bring knowledge of the true God. + THEY WERE CONVERTED This is exactly what happened. Along with a full compliment of men including horses and field equipment, there were bibles, religious statues, and 12 Franciscan Friars on the ships. On August 13, 1521 Cortez, after a bloody battle of three months, conquered the Aztec Nation (Tenochtitlan). The faith of the True God was spread by the Franciscans and records show Princess Papantzin, along with Juan Diego, his wife and his uncle were baptized into the new and true faith in the year of our Lord, 1525. + ANSWERED PRAYER The hand carved Pater flowers remind us of the out of season Castillian roses Mary placed in Juan Diego's Tilma or Cape to take to the Bishop to assure him she truly was the Lady from Heaven. Juan Diego carried the roses in his Tilma (cape) to him and when he opened his cape, the roses fell to the ground and the image of Mary appeared on his cape. (It also confirmed the prayer of Bishop Zummarraga who had requested a sign. That sign was Castillian Roses which were unheard of in Mexico.) This exquisite full sized image is still in tact and may be seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. |
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VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE TAKEN TO ROME MEXICO CITY, 27 (NE) A high relief witnessing the apparition of the Virgen de Guadalupe in Mexico, which dates back to the XVI century. It has been sent to Rome as further evidence for the cause of canonization of Blessed Juan Diego. The high relief was sculpted by a group of stone sculptors of Xochimilco, four months after the Virgin's apparition to Blessed Juan Diego on December 12, 1531. The work of art was donated as a gift for the Chapel of the Assumption, so it could be appreciated and would help evangelization, for this place was a necessary stop in the way to Acapulco. In the XIX century, the colonial temple of Assumption, built between 1529 and 1552, became the Cathedral of Cuernavaca. + The artwork shows God the Father crowning Blessed Mary, as a native girl. The "Guadalupana" -the Virgin's image as it appeared to Blessed Juan Diego- stands upon a half moon supported by four couples of angels. Two more angels are at each side, playing the trumpets, as a manifestation of joy. Specialists explain that the work is of European inspiration, but of Indian craftsmanship. Therefore it has the artistic traits of that age, and also a traditional Franciscan's seal: the rose. + Members of the Commission for the Cause of Canonization of Blessed Juan Diego have emphasized the value of this work. "The relief depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe. Each of the elements verifies that there is a tradition of Guadalupe, even by the type of rock with which it was elaborated. The style is well defined, eloquent and beautiful," they stated. After the historicity of the work was proved, the image was taken to Rome for further studies and as further evidence for the apparitions of the Virgin to Blessed Juan Diego. |
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Our vision is to provide the finest handmade rosaries, chaplets and other fine religious art forms for personal worship we can make using the best supplies available. The Guild believes the work of our hands should give visual Glory to God, therefore for us, the best for you is very, very important. ABOUT SAINT JUAN DIEGO Other Rosaries and Chaplets dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe & Juan Diego GUADALUPAN CHAPLETS - TILMA OF JUAN DIEGO MADONNA OF TEPEYAC - MYSTICAL ROSE SERIES FLOWERS OF TEPEYAC - MY LITTLEST SON back to signature rosaries |
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