Relic of Time
Relic of Time
“Latin Americans, believers and nonbelievers alike, were stunned by the news that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe had been stolen from its shrine in Mexico City. The borders between their various countries hark back to colonial times, but the Spanish and Portuguese had long since intermarried with the native Indian population. In the wake of the sacrilegious theft, the whole of Latin America experienced an almost mystic sense of solidarity. The Virgin who had appeared to Juan Diego was theirs.... Her image appeared in haciendas and in hovels. The Mother of God figured in the furtive devotions even of unbelievers; everyone rendered fearful by natural disaster or turbulence at high altitudes, if only in his heart, prayed the familiar words: Santa Maria, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosostros pecadores, ahora y en la hora de nuestra morte. The outrage in Mexico City made it seem that their most powerful advocate with Her Son had been taken from them. Who in the name of God was responsible for such a sacrilege?MoreLess
Read book Relic of Time for free
Write Review:
User Reviews: