Posted on 11/08/2015 10:24:00 AM PST by marshmallow
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 6, 2015 / 12:24 am (CNA).- The miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is centuries old and her message to St. Juan Diego has been translated into numerous languages over the years. Countless books have been written about the apparition, and the tilma itself has been intensely scrutinized by scientists.
So what more can we learn about Our Lady of Guadalupe and her message?
Plenty, says Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, who along with postulator for St. Juan Diego's cause for canonization, Msgr. Eduardo Chavez Sanchez, has produced the new documentary, "Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message."
"I think most people have very little understanding of the codex within the image itself, and the documentary helps explain exactly why the symbols contained within the image are so important and had such resonance," Anderson told CNA.
What many people don't realize, he said, is that the miraculous image on the tilma is actually a kind of map full of symbols that the Aztec people would have readily recognized.
The new film is based on Anderson and Msgr. Chavez's New York Times bestseller, "Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love." Narrated by actor Jim Caviezel, the documentary brings the story behind one of the most easily recognized religious images to life with 3D animation, live action reenactments, and expert commentary.
"I think anyone who watches this film will learn things they didn't know, and will come to a greater appreciation of Our Lady of Guadalupe," Anderson said.
The documentary shows that while Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez had outlawed the practice of human sacrifice, the Aztecs were witnessing the collapse of their empire, the enslavement of their people by the Spaniards, and catastrophic loss of life due to virulent disease ripping through their population.
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Saw the tilma as a child and never forgot it. Stunning. Have read books about it. It’s all very interesting.
Did you know that Juan Diego’s image is visible in Mary’s eye when a microscope is used?
For the longest time I thought this was superstitious mythological bunk. Which for me is something, given that I have no problem with UFOs. But then I read about the scientific examination of the tilma itself, and I was mystified. Its strange like the Shroud of Turin is strange, not in the same physical structure, but the same impossibility-while-nevertheless-existing.
Something very odd is going on here.
She brought the indians to Christ, not the white man. To Jesus by way of Mary pointing the way.
Like the 2nd Luminous Mystery proclaims.
The priests followed Mary’s pointing to Jesua.
BUMP!!
I’m looking forward to it. Msgr. Chavez has spoken here in Charlotte. He’s very informed and has a cute sense of humor.
It was the Aztecs, not the American Indians.
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As I understand it, it isn’t Juan Diego that is visible in her eyes - it is the panel of clergy to whom he was showing the roses (they would have been facing the image, while he was above/behind it). Supposedly specific people can be identified.
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