(7-1-Mass-2-3) Our Lady of Guadalupe Advent Mass
Dress Attire Required, Mass at 10:45am
- 8:20 – 9:25 | Period 7
- 9:30 – 10:35 | Period 1
- 10:45 – 11:50 | Mass
- 11:50 – 12:35 | Lunch
- 12:40 – 1:50 | Examen + Period 2
- 1:55 – 3:00 | Period 3
Families and alumni are welcome to attend our school-wide Mass in the gym
This feast day celebrates the miraculous appearance of Mary to St. Juan Diego in 1531 just outside Mexico City. Tradition holds that Mary spoke to Juan, a member of the Chichimeca people in modern day Mexico, in his native language and asked him to implore the local bishop to build a chapel in the place where she appeared. To help Juan convince the local bishop, Our Lady of Guadalupe instructed Juan to gather roses from the hill where the chapel was to be built. This was miraculous because roses were not in season at the time. She also miraculously imprinted Juan’s cloak with her now famous image. Our Lady of Guadalupe’s message of comfort and the significance of her message of God’s solidarity with those who were marginalized in Latin America has immense cultural and religious significance for Catholics in the Americas. For this reason, Our Lady of Guadalupe has been designated by the Church as the Patroness of the Americas. Jesuit High School will be celebrating her feast day on December 12 with an all-school Mass in the Barry Gym beginning at 10:45 am.
