Mexico City, Mexico, Dec 13, 2010 / 13:54 pm
The Archbishop of Mexico City recalled in a recent homily that St. Juan Diego witnessed the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe because of his “humble heart.”
Cardinal Norberto Rivera addressed Catholics on Dec. 9, the feast of St. Juan Diego, underscoring the simplicity and humility of the Mexican saint, canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
Juan Diego, he said, “embraced one of the most important values: He had a humble heart … and for this reason he was chosen, for his candor, his tenderness and humility.”
Juan Diego’s innocence was rewarded with the chance to see Our Lady in 1531 at the age of 57. He was able to “hear her sweet voice and be her messenger before Bishop Juan de Zumarraga,” the cardinal explained.