This statue had been brought to the village in 1542 by a Spanish priest and at the time of the accident it was nearly 90 years old. In these days when Satans power is at its height, help us by your powerful intercession, so that together with you we may overcome evil and persevere on the path to salvation. Statue of Pope St. John Paul ll to commemorate his 1990 visit to the shrine. Over time, however, the statues face became blackened and disfigured by insects and the elements. The Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos. Numerous other miracles and favors followed, until now Our Lady is venerated by pilgrims from throughout Mexico and the United States.[4]. Deacon Administrator: Hugo Salinas. Please help us with your donation. There are also contemporary ways to pray. And they have never stopped coming. A convent and rectory were also built. The central communal form of prayer for the Church is the Mass. Your email address will not be published. The corrupt in the mother church have confused the masses. What was going on? Above the image are two angels of silver, supporting between them a silver banner with the Latin inscription in blue enamel: Mater Immaculata ora pro nobis (Immaculate Mother pray for us). The devotion carried over to California by people from Jalisco. Many of us may face a crossroads in our lives where we thought out actions and decisions have brought us to places we never imagined. [5], The devotion also arrived in New Mexico and the church of Nuestra Senor de los Lagos was built in 1828 in Talpa, New Mexico.[6]. Ana was particularly devoted to the statue of Our Lady and called it Cihuapilli (Lady). The little trapeze artist died instantly. One day as I was hanging out clothes outside on the clothes line I saw something shiny on the ground and I picked it up. The Miraculous Statue of Our Lady of San Juan De Los Lagos Prayer To Our Lady Of San Juan De Los Lagos Prayer is communion with God. O Glorious Virgin of Mount Carmel and of the Desert, Immaculate Mother of the Son of God, mighty helper of those who have recourse to thee, do not cease in thy ministry. Word of the great miracle spread and pilgrims came running from everywhere to see the miraculous statue. And when I see them praying on their knees with a candle on their hand, I always say that candle has something special. Im here as a priest, no? The rosary contains a drop of holy water from the spring in Lourdes. An investigation by ecclesiastical authorities in 1634, 1639, and 1668, verified the authenticity of the 1623 miracle as well as a multitude of miracles performed by Our Lady by means of her image of San Juan de los Lagos.. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle is a Minor Basilica of the Catholic Church located in San Juan, Texas, United States. Ana Luca placed her beloved statue on the girls lifeless body and a small group of people who had gathered there began to pray. He had ordered it from the Tarascan Indians of Patzcuaro, Michoacan, who were renowned throughout the country for the sculpting of religious images. But to step back a bit: one must wonder why the statue of Our Lady had become so unsightly: The reason, first of all, is its antiquity. Similar statues are still venerated in other parts of Jalisco: Nuestra Seora de Los Altos (Our Lady of Los Altos) in the town of San Francisco de Ass, Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco; Nuestra Seora de la Salud (Our Lady of Health) in Ptzcuaro; and the Virgin of Zapopan in the city of Guadalajara.