Day 8
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
A Trustworthy Messenger
After St. Juan Diego cut the roses that had suddenly bloomed on the barren hill of Tepeyac, he brought them to you at the foot of the hill. With your own hands, you arranged them in his tilma and told him to carry them to Bishop Zumárraga as the sign that would lead him to begin building the church. Your last words to St. Juan Diego were: "You are my trustworthy ambassador. Go in peace."
The sacred image on the coarse cloth of the tilma convinced the bishop that St. Juan Diego's message was truly yours. Humbly I beseech you, my Queen and Mother, let me be your messenger as St. Juan Diego was, sharing with my friends the Christian truth expressed in your image and bearing witness with charity to believers and unbelievers alike.
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.
