Guadalupe: Mother of the New Creation - Softcover

Elizondo, Virgilio P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570751102 ISBN 13: 9781570751103

Publisher: Orbis Books, 1997

Synopsis

Offers a new translation of the original story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and reflects on its meaning for the faithful and the church today

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In December 1531 on the hill of Tepeyac in what is present-day Mexico City an Indian named Juan Diego beheld an apparition of the Mother of God. With the attire and features of an Indian maiden and addressing Juan Diego in his native tongue she instructed him to tell the bishop to build a shrine on that spot. As a sign she left her image on his cloak - the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Drawing on a lifetime of reflection Father Virgil Elizondo has written Guadalupe, an account of the story and meaning of one of the most powerful religious symbols of our day. For centuries Guadalupe has served as one of the sustaining symbols of Mexican, Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic identity and spirituality. But more than that, in this lyrical and inspiring work Elizondo shows that Our Lady of Guadalupe has an even wider significance and relevance to the church universal at the dawn of a new millennium.

About the Author:

Virgil Elizondo was a theologian, pastor, and popular speaker nationwide. A former rector of San Fernando Cathedral, he was director of Archdiocesan Television Ministry for San Antonio, Texas, and the author of God of Surprises and Galilean Journey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1570751102
• ISBN 13: 9781570751103
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 139