Saint Juan Diego
Feast Day: December 9
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The bishop listened to Juan, but was skeptical. He asked Juan to bring some kind of proof that he had really talked with the Virgin Mary.
Before Juan could return to the Lady, he found out that his uncle was dying. Juan rushed to find a priest. On his way, the Virgin Mary met him on the path. She told Juan that his uncle had been cured. Then she asked Juan to go to the top of the hill where they first met. On the snow-covered hill, Juan found beautiful roses growing in the frozen ground. Juan filed his cloak with the flowers and ran to see the bishop.
Juan told the bishop what had happened and opened his cloak. The flowers fell to the floor. To their amazement, an image of the Lady was imprinted on Juan’s open cloak. Soon after, the bishop had a church built on the site where the Virgin Mary had first appeared to Juan.
Connecting to Faith First® Legacy Edition
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