My testimony: In March of 1984, I made a desperate request to our Lady, I offered to stop smoking, and I did, in that very moment (I was a chain-smoker). The rite of coronation was executed on 15 August 1904 via the Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jose de Jesus Ortiz y Rodriguez. As a young priest, he had founded a school for the training of catechists. Spanish missionaries placed a small image of the Immaculate Conception in the church of San Juan de los Lagos. News of the miracle traveled fast and even caught the faraway attention of the King of Spain who, by royal decree, granted the town the right to incorporate as a city to henceforth be known as San Juan de Los Lagos. First they came after the statues: The statues were carried out of the church while the inhabitants watched, sheepishly, and saw their children encouraged to chop up the images in return for little presents of candy. (The Lawless Roads), Then they came after the churches: They went to the cathedraland sprayed it with gasoline and bombs were setand the imposingly massive structurewas badly damaged. (Mexican Martyrdom by Fr. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. nothing ever seems to go right .and he is a very good person but he has had a very tough life.could it be that because my mother in law broke that promise ? As I entered the room, I felt somewhat paralyzed were I was standing. Humbly we beg you to take our petition under your special protection; yours is the power to obtain from God all graces and favors. Also, Father Patricio Dominguez, O.M.I., a missionary priest, along with the help of Pedro Rodriguez, a sacristan, rescued the statue of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, and Ron Anderson, then a Diocesan Priest, saved the Blessed Sacrament before the altar was engulfed in flames. Amen. Give us spiritual strength so that we are close to your Son, Jesus, and through him may have Love and compassion for others. The image is a statue about three feet high, clothed in traditional robes. Please help us to meet our expenses by donating today! Buy laminated prayer cards (SKU contains letters RR) in any quantity and any combination, and every fifth card is free of charge. 2021 OnePeterFive, Inc. All rights reserved. I was with my girlfriend. The star of the entourage was a six-year-old girl. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. It is a practical, goal-directed, utilitarian devotion; a survival strategy; a way of interpreting reality; and a resource enhancement realized through collaboration with a sacred patron.