Day 5
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The True God
For centuries, many native peoples of Mexico worshiped the sun and offered human sacrifices in its honor. When they beheld your beautiful image standing before the sun so that only its rays were visible, they understood the lesson it conveyed. After hearing your message and reading the symbols in your image, many abandoned their false gods and embraced the saving teaching of your Divine Son. They gave thanks for the mercy Almighty God showed when He sent you to be their Queen, Mother, and teacher.
O Holy Mary, through the mystery of the Incarnation of your beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in which our salvation began, obtain for us the light to understand the greatness of the gift He bestowed upon us by becoming our Brother and by giving you, His own revered Mother, to be our Mother also.
Pray four Hail Marys in remembrance of the four apparitions to St. Juan Diego.
Hail Mary × 4
Remember, O most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe, that in your heavenly apparitions on the hill of Tepeyac, you promised to show your compassion and pity toward all who, loving and trusting you, seek your help and call upon you in their necessities and afflictions. You promised to hear our supplications, to dry our tears, and to give us consolation and relief. Never has it been known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, either for the common welfare or in personal anxieties, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, we run to you, O Mary, ever-Virgin Mother of the true God. Though grieving under the weight of our sins, we come to prostrate ourselves before your presence, certain that you will fulfill your merciful promises. We fully trust that, standing beneath your shadow and protection, nothing will trouble or afflict us, nor do we need to fear illness, misfortune, or any other sorrow.
You wanted to remain with us through your admirable image, you who are our Mother, our health, and our life. Placing ourselves beneath your maternal gaze and having recourse to you in all our necessities, we need do nothing more.
O Holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer us. Amen.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
