Our Lady of Guadalupe, Virgen de Guadalupe Feast is December 12th

Today, December 12th, Catholics commemorate the Virgin Mary’s appearance before St. Juan Diego in a vision in 1531. Our Lady of Guadalupe is also known as Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Virgen de Guadalupe, and Virgin of Guadalupe.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is Mexico’s patron saint, Patron of the Americas, and a symbol of love and strength for Latin Americans and believers across the world. The image of the Virgin on Juan Diego’s tilma is preserved today at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. It is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world with up to twenty million believers visiting per year.

“Mary appeared to Juan Diego, who was an Aztec convert to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. She requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City). The bishop demanded a sign before he would approve construction of a church, however. Mary appeared a second time to Juan Diego and ordered him to collect roses. In a second audience with the bishop, Juan Diego opened his cloak, letting dozens of roses fall to the floor and revealing the image of Mary imprinted on the inside of the cloak—the image that is now venerated in the Basilica of Guadalupe.”

britannica.com

Here is a short video of the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe: