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In December of 1531, Our Lady blessed the Americas when she appeared to the
Indian Juan Diego. This collection of rosaries and chaplets is offered to honor the
canonization Juan Diego on July 31, 2002. It is inspired by the image Our Lady left on his
tilma (cloak), which has endured time and calamity for nearly 500 years.
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Apparitions
On December 9, 1531, Our Lady appeared to Blessed Juan Diego, an Indian Christian,
whom she sent to the bishop with the request to build a Church in her honor on the hill where she
appeared. The bishop asked Juan Diego for a sign to prove that the Virgin had appeared to him. Our
Lady appeared to Juan Diego again on December 12 and promised that his uncle would be healed. To
comfort him and encourage him, she spoke these words:
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¿No estoy aqui?
¿No soy tu Madre?
¿No estás bajo de mi
sombra y resguardo?
¿No soy la fuente de
tu alegría?
¿No estás en el hueco de
mi manto,
en el cruce de mis brazos?
¿Qué más has menester?
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Am I not here, who is
your Mother?
Are you not under my
shadow and protection?
Am I not the fountain of
your joy?
Are you not in the folds of
my mantle?
in the crossing of my arm?
Is there anything else you need?
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She directed Juan Diego to gather a bouquet of roses that miraculously appeared on
a bush nearby (roses do not bloom in the winter cold, not even in Mexico) to present to the bishop.
Juan Diego gathered the roses in his tilma. When he opened his tilma before the bishop, the roses felt
to the floor, and the bishop was amazed to see the miraculous image of the Mother of God imprinted on
the cloak. The image persuaded the bishop to believe what Juan Diego had told him, and the Church was
built.
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Each chaplet and rosary are packaged in gift-quality jewelry box, and pamphlet
describing the story of the apparitions, the explanation of the
image
, and the
chaplet prayers
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Back by popular request ... finally, I have been able to find more of these rare vintage rose
beads!!! The supply is quite limited, however, so this will truly be a "limited
edition", available as chaplet or rosary.
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On December 12th we celebrate the miracle of Our Lady's image ... miraculously
imprinted on the tilma of the Indian Juan Diego, which he had filled with Castilian roses
(miraculously growing on a barren mountain top in mid-December).
Like the miraculous tilma, this chaplet is full of roses (llena de rosas)!!!
The Aves are 8mm vintage pressed glass in rose givre. For the Paters, gold vermeil caps 14mm
lampwork beads swirling with blue clouds, gold dust, and vivid roses. The bronze medal of Our
Lady of Guadalupe, complete with crescent moon, is exquisitely detailed.
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The
Coronilla Guadalupeña
is based on the
seven events recorded in the Nican Mopohua, which is the official account of the visitation of Our Lady
of Guadalupe.
The Aves are 8mm facetted rounds of cherry quartz, in the soft earthy rose of her tunic. The
sterling-capped Paters are sky blue, swirling with gold dust that reflects the colors of the dawn.
The sterling medal of Our Lady of Guadalupe, complete with crescent moon, is exquisitely detailed.
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Our newest additions to our Guadalupe collection
are necklaces!!!
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This necklace captures the colors of Our Lady's mantle, and the icy blues of a
December sky, with natural blue quartz. The Aves are 8mm facetted rounds of softly varying shades
of azure. The 12mm Paters are sterling-chapped chunky blue chalcedony, brushed with wispy
clouds. This rosary is completed with exquisite sterling centerpiece and carved Amazonite
rose. Note: this necklace was inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe, and honors her four apparitions
to San Juan Diego; this necklace may be used as a chaplet!
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This necklace captures the colors of the dawn with vivid Cherry Quartz and vibrant
violet . The Aves are 8mm facetted rounds of Cherry Quartz, beautifully translucent with swirls of
apricot-pink. The Paters are magnificent cloisonne, splashed a floral array of colors of the
dawn. This necklace is completed with exquisite sterling centerpiece and carved Cherry
Quartz rose. Note: this necklace was inspired by Our Lady of Guadalupe, and honors her four
apparitions to San Juan Diego; this necklace may be used as a chaplet!
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Caravaca Crucifix
In Caravaca, Spain, in 1231, a priest imprisoned during the Moor occupation was instructed by his
captors to say Mass to satisfy their curiosity. The priest began, but had to stop when he realized a
cross - a required element - was not present. The captors grew angry at the delay, but then, through an
open window, a cross arrived: the Pectoral Cross of the Patriarch of Jerusalem, miraculously transported
to the site by two angels.
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Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
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