Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe honors Mary under the title given after her appearance to St. Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. It asks her motherly intercession and protection, especially for families and for the peoples of the Americas. Believers turn to her as the tender mother who promised to hear their cries.

• Role: Marian devotion

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