Lady of Guadalupe
Saint Juan Diego
Tilma
Apparitions
Facts
100
When is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated?
December 12.
100
Who is the Indigenous man to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared?
Juan Diego
100
What material is the Tilma made of?
Cactus Fiber. (Should have disinegrated within 30 years, it has been intact for 500 years.)
100
How Many times did Mary appear to Juan Diego.
Four times.
100
How do we honor Our Lady of Guadalupe?
By bringing a bouquet of roses or other flowers to lay before an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe at your church, school, or in your home.
200
What flower is often associated with Guadalupe and used in processions?
Roses
200
What was Juan Diego doing when he first saw the Virgin?
Walking to Mass
200
What unusual discovery was made when her eyes were examined?
A reflection of figures inside the pupils
200
Where did she appear?
Mountain of Tepeyac.
200
What is one scientific mystery about the tilma’s colors?
The pigments do not match any known natural or synthetic paint
300
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Saint Juan Diego on the top of a _________________________________.
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Saint Juan Diego on the top of a Tepeyac hill.
300
Who is Juan Diego's uncle's name?
Juan Bernardino
300
What do the stars on her mantle represent?
The constellations of the sky on Dec. 12, 1531
300
Second Apparition: He saw the women another time and she kept ____________________.
Second Apparition: He saw the women another time and she kept insisting him to go back and to ask again.
300
What does “Guadalupe” mean according to one popular translation?
“The one who crushes the serpent”
400
What did Virgen of Guadalupe ask Juan Diego to tell the Bishop?
Guadalupe was asking for a church to be build in her honour.
400
Why did Juan Diego choose another route around the Tepeyac Hill.
To avoid being seen and ashamed.
400
The black ribbon around Mary’s waist is a symbol of what?
Pregnancy
400
The next day, on December 13, Juan Diego found his uncle _____________, as the Virgin had assured him. Juan Bernardino recounted that he too had seen her at his bed-side that she had instructed him to inform the bishop of this apparition and of this miraculous cure. And he said that she had told him she would like to be known under the title of ________.
The next day, on December 13, Juan Diego found his uncle fully healed, as the Virgin had assured him. Juan Bernardino recounted that he too had seen her at his bed-side that she had instructed him to inform the bishop of this apparition and of this miraculous cure. And he said that she had told him she would like to be known under the title of Guadalupe.
400
What destroyed part of the church in 1921 but did not damage the tilma?
A bomb placed beneath the image
500
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of _________ and ________.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the patroness of Americans and Mexico.
500
What year was Juan Diego canonized a saint?
2002 by Pope John Paul II.
500
What detail reflects the unity of Indigenous and Spanish cultures?
Her mestiza appearance.
500
What did Mary request Juan Diego tell the Bishop?
To build a shrine so that they would know her.
500
Who were two important people Our Lady of Guadalupe met.
Juan Diego and Juan Bernardino.