The miracle of Guadaloupe calls for faith.

The word “miracle” is used a lot in our time. Let’s face it, it is slow as devalued as “love”. We are bombarded with news from all sides, and let’s face it, it’s a grateful topic for the various media, no matter how they seize it. For example, reports of one or another apparition. But it is interesting, and little is written about it, that the Church has so far recognized only 12 apparitions of the Mother of God. Really, what is the meaning of the revelations?

Maybe right now, when we are experiencing Advent, we should think about it, and maybe also because today, especially, the Church in America is commemorating the anniversary of the apparition of the Mother of God in Guadalupe, Mexico. Some time ago, a friend of mine wrote these words in his diary: – I recently returned from a pilgrimage in Guadalupe, Mexico. I must say that she enriched me immensely. I have never seen so many children anywhere in the world. They were even comparable in number to adults.

From two-month-old babies to older children. There was immense peace, trust, faith, and surrender. “Unless you become like these children, you will not enter the kingdom of God,” said Jesus. Now I understand what he meant. The child goes straight for his goal, he says honestly what he thinks. When he feels love, he shows it; when he resistant, he will do it again without pretense. This sincerity radiates from them, and with such a crowd as in Guadalupe, it is an amazing experience. No nervousness of adults that their children are disturbing, only tolerance and living shared experiences. On the other hand, a minimum of children would disturb the festivities in the extreme. Why is it possible here and not here?

There are a lot of thoughts that I would like to squeeze into thinking, I have told you a few important ones, although without an evaluative conclusion. I’ll leave that up to you, dear listeners. Perhaps there is a call to tolerance without betraying our convictions, and sincerity in our actions, hidden somewhere here, even with the help of a reminder of the revelation from 1531. An open child’s heart, responsibility even for things that seem unimportant to us, and accepting others as ourselves is the only way that will bring us the peace we so long for and show us the true beauty of life.