For 12 December 2025, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, based on Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
Am I not here, I who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need something more? Let nothing else worry you or disturb you.”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Sr. MaryAnn Lucy, OP
Sr. Maryann is a Dominican sister of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. She has served as a missionary in Bolivia, a bilingual pastoral minister, and a licensed professional counselor. She lives in community at Stair Crest in Muskego, Wisconsin.
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12 Dec 2025
Am I Not Your Mother?
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Am I not here, I who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Do you need something more? Let nothing else worry you or disturb you.”
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Sr. MaryAnn Lucy, OP
Sr. Maryann is a Dominican sister of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. She has served as a missionary in Bolivia, a bilingual pastoral minister, and a licensed professional counselor. She lives in community at Stair Crest in Muskego, Wisconsin.