Family Reflection Video: The Woman Who Converted a Continent

By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on December 12th, 2016

Family Reflection Video: The Woman Who Converted a Continent

God is quite the artist. Have you seen his freehand of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Juan Diego’s cloak?

The message of Our Lady of Guadalupe helped to build bridges between cultures and worlds. Over 9 million people entered the Catholic Church during a 7 year period as a result of Mary’s inspiration. It began the transformation of the Americas into a Christian continent of hope.

When you’re together with your family tonight, talk about the significance of Mary’s multiple apparitions to Juan Diego. How can you and your family imitate the merciful love and tenderness of the Blessed Mother this Advent season?

We’ll close in prayer: Lord, it was the Mother of your Son who led the people of Mexico to embrace the Good News. She came as one of us, a Mother for all people, a Mother trusted and loved, a Mother of the human family. Amen.

Thank you for joining us today. Blessings to each member of your family.

For additional reading: Today’s Feast Day – Our Lady of Guadalupe

We streamed this mass live on Facebook!

BACK TO ALL BLOG POSTS

About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.