Let us remember our Blessed Mother who, as the brightest
Star of Heaven, shined forth her maternal love to her children through St. Juan Diego more than 4 centuries ago. Her mantle, bedecked with the stars, illumine
the dark sky of our soul—the soul that St. John of the Cross aptly describes as
undergoing a dark night.
She is in fact, the Morning Star. She is the "Woman clothed with the sun" in the Revelation who had on her head a crown of 12 stars (Revelation 12:1). Among Carmelites,
she is the Star of the Sea (Stella Maris). The star is also among the symbols
used in our Carmelite coat-of-arms.
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| The miracle of her eyes, magnified 2,500 times |
The miracle of her eyes which imprinted the figure of St.
Juan Diego, Bishop Zumarraga and witnesses send the message of her loving gaze to all
her children as we go through life, assuring us that she will always help us and
lead us to her Son Jesus.
And finally, the universality of the words of our dear Blessed Mother to St. Juan Diego:
"Listen, put it into your
heart, my youngest and dearest son, that the thing that disturbs you, the thing
that afflicts you, is nothing. Do not let your countenance, your heart be
disturbed. Do not fear this sickness of your uncle or any other sickness, nor
anything that is sharp or hurtful. Am I not here, I, who am your Mother? Are
you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are
you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need
anything more? Let nothing else worry you, disturb you. Do not let your uncle's
illness worry you, because he will not die now. You may be certain that he is
already well."
