'My Littlest Son' is the title Mary lovingly called Juan Diego when she spoke to him. We didn't know what to call it but it became clear after Mass during Eucharistic Adoration.  We knew we were to dedicate a rosary to him but baffled over the design after many tries over several weeks.  Finally, again at Mass, the design cleared and items purchased 6 months before, again through prayer, were to be used. It is a beautiful rosary and it is a joy to have been a part of its design .  God is patient!

DEDICATED
TO ST JUAN DIEGO

~ ROSARY ~

CANONIZED 31 JULY, 2002
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AVES ARE MADE OF HANDCARVED CROSSES OF BURI SEED (PACIFIC RIM)

AND THE PATERS ARE HANDCARVED FLOWERS FROM CHINA (ANTIQUED BONE)
 
“I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf”
Juan Diego

A MAGNIFICENT
FILIGREED GUADALUPAN MEDAL  IS AT THE

 END OF THE PENDANT, SHE IS  CARRYING HER SON,
 JESUS (OUR LADY OF THE UNBORN).
25 in.

pricing subject to change without notice

TO ORDER

~ CHAPLET ~

HANDCAST METAL FROM ANTIQUE OF OUR LADY OF

GUADALUPE, REVERSE: PASSION OF CHRIST

~ TRADITION of the CROSS ~

This rosary is filled with symbols.  The dark 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 crys came from her tomb, she was released and shared a vision. She told her brother that a lumunous 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.  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.
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The hand carved Pater flowers have a stylized Aztec look about them and 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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Jesus is present in two compelling symbols:  1.  Mary carries the pre born Jesus in the Guadalupe image and  2. The Eucharistic symbol of the Rosary Center reminds us of his presence with us now after his Resurrection. A wonderful symbol of fulfillment.

~ NEW EVIDENCE ~

NEW EVIDENCE FOR APPARITIONS OF 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.
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     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.
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     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.

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

 
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