ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of December WELCOME! SAINT JUAN DIEGO, LAYMAN The Blessed Virgin appeared to a 55 year-old Aztec Native American, Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, who was on his way to Mass in Mexico City, on Saturday, December 9, 1531. She sent him to Bishop Zumáraga to ask that a church be built on the spot where she stood. She was at the same place that evening and Sunday evening to get the bishop’s answer. After cross-questioning Mr Diego, the bishop ordered him to ask for a sign from the lady who had said she was the Mother of God. "KNOW AND TAKE HEED, MY DEAR LITTLE SON" The Blessed Virgin spoke to Mr Diego thus: “Know and take heed, my dear little son, that I am the holy Mary, ever Virgin, Mother of the true God for Whom we live, the Creator of all the world, Maker of heaven and earth. I urgently desire that a church should be built here, to bear witness to my love, my compassion, my help and protection, for I am a merciful...