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Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Mother of the true God came to Tepeyac with maternal tenderness, gathered a people to Christ, and left her image as a sign of her enduring presence and care.

Keep this day with Mary

The Church’s prayer today

United States Roman Calendar · Year C → Year A at Advent · Cycle II. Liturgical color: white.

Scripture for the liturgy

Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 (690A), Alternative: Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary (707-712).

These references follow the annual calendar, including permitted reading choices. Optional memorials ordinarily retain the weekday readings. Daily reading pages for this future year may not yet be published. Use these references with the USCCB Bible, or open the annual calendar.

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Enter the Marian mystery

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Come to Our Lady of Guadalupe with the confidence in Mary’s maternal love taught by Saint Alphonsus.

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Contemplate with Mary

O mother of mercy, you are full of charity towards all; do not forget my miseries. You already see them. Commend me to that God who denies you nothing. Obtain for me the grace to be able to imitate you in holy charity, both towards God and towards my neighbour. Amen.

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary, Part II, On the Charity of Mary towards our Neighbour (excerpt)

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Make this prayer your own

We pray to You, Lord Jesus, by the fifteen mysteries of Your life, death, Passion, and glory, and the merits of Your holy Mother, to convert sinners, to aid the dying, to deliver the souls in purgatory, and to give us all Your grace to live well and die well, and Your glory to see You face to face and to love You throughout eternity. Amen.

St. Louis de Montfort · The Secret of the Rosary · First Method, final prayer

One faithful act

Pray the Rosary for the conversion of sinners and the peoples of the Americas.

Pray for the peoples of the Americas
Calendar scope and local observance

Dates, ranks, and reading references follow the official calendar for the dioceses of the United States, with Ascension on Sunday. Diocesan, parish, patronal, and religious-family calendars may differ. Consult your parish for Mass schedules and obligations. The Marian meditation is a devotional aid accompanying the day.

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