In a time of hostile tension between the Spanish and the Aztecs, the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe changed the course of history. In this episode, Justin Hibbard recounts the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, why it was so important in the evangelization of the New World, and some of the peculiar phenomena of the image of the Virgin Mary on the 500-year-old tilma.

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Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Am I Not Here: Mother of the Americas, Our Lady of Guadalupe by Harold Rahm

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love by Carl Anderson and Father Eduardo Chavez

A Handbook on Guadalupe Edited by Brother Francis Mary

Unconfirmed Apparition in Mexico - University of Dayton Marian Library

Images of the glowing womb of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Original Music Notation of the Tilma

Embellished Music of the Tilma

Claims about the Tilma and the Image - Knights of Columbus

Fact or fiction? Nine popular myths about Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic News Agency

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