Day 1: Our Lady of Guadalupe–The Angel & the Poet King

Novena runs December 3-11th.

Today we learn about the poet king of Texcoco in Mexico. He observed the beauty of nature and suddenly realized that there must be a divine Creator of all that is. Shortly after this, his servant received a heavenly visitor, an angel, who gave him a prophecy to deliver to his master, the king. The prophecy came true and the king built a temple to the invisible and all powerful God, who made heaven and earth. Human sacrifice was offered in the other temples of his kingdom, but no human sacrifice was offered in this temple to the unknown God.

Print out the Novena Prayer here (print double-sided; short side binding. Fold into a trifold brochure):

Bibliography:
• Behrens, Helen. The Virgin and the Serpent-God. Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Progreso, S.A. 1966.
• Carroll, Warren H. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Conquest of Darkness. Front Royal, VA: Christendom Press, 1983.
• Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. A Handbook on Guadalupe. New Bedford, MA: Academy of the Immaculate, 2001.

[carolblair]

Thank you Fr Anderson. Educational + spiritual growth.

[suzannemattie]

Thank you Father for guiding and accompanying us through novenas!

[esperanzaalzate]

Oh virgen bendita of Guadalupe please pray for us 🙏amen ❤

[hgg]

I miss St Steven Church and I praise God to be able to keep following you on YT. May God bless you Father! Our Lady pray for us.

[joshg]

Thank you for saying the novena after your beautiful talk, God bless you!

[smbaran]

Thank you Father from Merritt Island Florida! I so much treasure your ongoing attempts to enable us to accompany you to pray wisely and effectively!!

[francisrivera]

Holy Mary mother of God please find and bring my child Nazareth Borunda home. In the name of Jesus I humbly ask and pray. Amen

[rosiedsouza]

So interesting😊 Thank you Father, I thoroughly enjoy praying with you, Father and with all the brothers and sisters joining in🙏

[angelamria]

I was just speaking to someone a few days ago about the incredible books that you find and share with each novena, the stories are not just amazing but so captivating and heroic and beautiful!! For all that is good, all that is True, all that is beautiful, which you share with us to nourish our souls…..thank you Father “

[lauracalvert]

Thank you for taking the time to prepare such wonderful meditations. You make the novena interesting and engaging. It stirs my soul to want to be closer to Our Lady and of course Our Lord ❤

[SweetSmokeyMine]

Thank you Father. This will be another wonderful novena and I can’t wait to see what Day 2 will bring from our Heavenly Queen!

[Caroline]

Our lady of Guadeloupe please pray I’ll conquer my addiction 🙏

[keekatt]

Thank you so so so much for reading the prayers in the same video with your interesting account of the prayers and fasting of the king. I look forward to tomorrow's video.

[hjrm]

Thank you Father. The book is very expensive to buy. Will hear you every day

[theresarezac]

Is the book fiction ? Or is it based on actual historic events?