In December 1531 Our Lady
appeared to Juan Diego and gave a message for the
Bishop. the Most Rev. Bishop Zumaraga, but the Catholic
indian was not believed so he went back to Our Lady who sent him back to the Bishop. To make Juan Diego reveal that he is telling the truth that he sees the Mother of God the Bishop asked for a sign.
On December 12, Our Lady appeared and ask Juan to climb the summit of Tepeyakl where he first saw her and gather
roses and bring it back to her. Juan knew that no roses will bloom in winter specially to a rocky hill. But as he reach the summit he saw Castilian Roses, bought it back to Our Lady. Our Lady arranged it in her own hand and told the indian to reveal the content of his
telma only to the Bishop. At the Bishop''s residence the bishop''s guard were amazed of a mysterious smell that came out from Juan''s Telma, they beg to see it but Juna refuse at first, then allowes them to see it, but as they touch the roses it seems to be painted on the telma. So the Indian was admitted in. Infront of the Bishop Juand Diego then said to the Bishop: Your Excellency here are the sign you asked from Holy Mary. As the Indian open his telma the roses fell that amazed the servant, what is most amazing is that slowly the Image of Our Lady begun to appear in Juan''s Telma, which remains up to now. The
self portraite of Our Lady was now enshrine in her Basilica in Mexico. For the explanation of the studis taken at the Image see the related link.
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