The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The only true pictureof the Mother of God To the Aztecs a message To the Spaniards a picturecolor, lines, stars, designs, rays, moon. all have meaning
Flowers and Songs
Mary appeared on Tepeyac, the hill was covered with flowers, surrounded by songs of the most beautiful birds
meaning: flowers and songs mean the full truth
DESCRIPTION
Image
Size of the image: 6 1/2' X 3 1/2' Mary adolescent, around 15, oval face, Mexican clear dark face, a little mother
Angel
asa caryatid, wings half open, sustain Our Lady red, white, blue in colorthe angel is holding both: the pink dress represents earth; the bluemantle represents heaven meaning: Heaven and earth are witnesses to thetruth of the apparition message
Stars
Brightestgold - finest - royalty: as if woven, as if they would fall at touch 48stars, 8 points; 22 on right, 26 on left show constellations that werein the sky at the time of the apparition 10:30 am December 12, 1531
pattern:The stars on one side represent the northern constellations, the othersrepresent the southern constellations. Can see Venus the morning star,Virgo would fall on the hands, Leo on the womb, crown of stars on thehead.
Dress
inNahuatl the designs of gold thread as embroidered flowers of 8 petalsrepresent mountains; the only 4-petal flower on womb just below sash inthe center means life and movement
Sash
tied around the waist; symbol of pregnancy Central part of dress bulging - means She is with child
Cuffs
End of dress rolled back over the sleeves white fur means nobility - dressed in Jewish nobility - nothing Indian about it
Hands
joined in prayer of supplication, therefore not a goddess; there is someone greater than Her
Moon
stands on moon, horns up - Rev. 12:1 moon pagan god of night, providence, youth, war She is greater than the moon
Sun
mighty god; Our Lady blocks the sun behind Her She is brighter than the sun god
Rays
raysbright near body, fade out away from body 129 rays - 62 on right, 67 onleft equidistant alternating forms: 1) straight like swords 2)undulating flames
Red Border
because of rising sun - new life
Cloud
surrounding the entire image |
发表于 2008-5-2 21:35:56
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