Tilma Humilde with Chalcedony

IN HONOR OF JUAN DIEGO 
Perfume for Altar Preparation and Ritual Prayer
Honoring Saint Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474-1548), the humble Chichimeca-Nahua indigenous convert whose tilma bore the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
"I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf."
- Juan Diego
Cuauhtlatoatzin ("Talking Eagle") was a Chichimeca Indian living near Mexico City when, on December 9, 1531, he encountered the Virgin Mary on Tepeyac Hill. She appeared as Tonantzin, spoke to him in Nahuatl, and asked him to tell the bishop to build a church on that site.
When the skeptical bishop demanded proof, Our Lady instructed Juan Diego to gather roses (impossibly blooming in winter) in his tilma (woven agave-fiber cloak). When he opened the tilma before the bishop, the roses fell out and the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was imprinted on the fabric.
The tilma still exists, over 490 years later, defying scientific explanation.
Saint Juan Diego, humble messenger,
You who carried roses in winter,
You whose tilma bore heaven's image,
You who said 'yes' to Our Lady as she said 'yes' to God:
Prepare this altar.
Purify this space.
Help me hear heaven's voice.
Help me carry heaven's message.
Help me live my covenant.
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