"Saint Juan Diego and the Immaculate Conception belong together.
"We
do not usually associate the two with each other. It is more intuitive
to group the Immaculate Conception with a different saint. After all, it
was to St. Bernadette of Lourdes that Our Lady announced 'I am the
Immaculate Conception' in 1858, four years after the dogma of Mary's
Immaculate Conception was defined by Pope Bl. Pius IX.
"Thus,
this year's bumping of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception a day
later than usual, to the feast day of St. Juan Diego, brings to light
some lesser-known connections between the two feasts which are relevant
to our own pursuit of holiness."
In a recent commentary, Brother Basil Burroughs, O.P., reflected on some of the connections between the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and Mary's appearance to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin in December 1531.
To access Br. Basil's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: The Immaculate Conception and Tepeyac (9 DEC 19)
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