IMAGE OF VIRGIN MARY COMING TO T.O.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Thousands of devout Catholics are expected to pay homage to a laser reproduction of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe) is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican icon depicting , which is making a stop in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. during its first North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. visit. The 8-by-5-foot image of the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary: see Mary. Virgin Mary immaculately conceived; mother of Jesus Christ. [N.T.: Matthew 1:18–25; 12:46–50; Luke 1:26–56; 11:27–28; John 2; 19:25–27] See : Purity arrived in the Southland in September on a pilgrimage to more than 50 parishes before its final viewing at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum For board track racing circuit, see . Present use The Coliseum is now primarily the home of the USC Trojan football team. During the recent stretch of its success in football, most of USC's regular home games, especially the alternating games with rivals UCLA and Notre in December. Christians believe Mary as a virgin conceived Jesus, the Son of God. ``All kinds of people from different cultures will be coming together, united by their faith and devotion to Mary,'' said Yvette Renner, director of Hispanic Ministries at St. Paschal Baylon Saint Paschal Baylon (or Pascal Baylon) (24 May 1540–17 May 1592) was a Spanish friar and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He was born at Torre-Hermosa, in the Kingdom of Aragon, on 24 May, 1540, on the Feast of Pentecost, called in Spain "the Pasch of Catholic Church, which is hosting the event. ``I don't think it's happened in many places or many times.'' Officials expect 3,000 to 4,000 people to show up for the two-day event in Thousand Oaks. More than 20,000 people visited the image during a three-day stop in Santa Monica. As church history tells it, the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, a poor Indian, in 1531 on a mountaintop moun·tain·top n. The summit of a mountain. outside Mexico City with instructions to build a church on an ancient site where Indians once worshipped. The Virgin Mary, who appeared as a young Indian woman, left behind a shawl that bore her image, which is now enshrined at the Basilica of Tepeyac, the church built at her request. Last year, permission was granted for a digital replica of the image to benefit the faithful in Latino communities in California. ``To the Hispanic people who have a great devotion to Our Lady, there's no difference that it's a replica,'' said Renner, who has visited the Parish of Tepeyac numerous times. ``It's like the original coming. They have a chance to be close to it and present thanks to what they've received or ask for what they need. It's very important, very significant.'' The traveling image, also known as Our Lady of the Americas, has been blessed by Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła . When the image arrives Saturday at St. Paschal Baylon, it will be welcomed by Aztec dancers, a mariachi band and members of the Conejo Catholic community. The parish, which boasts 4,000 to 4,500 families, will be the only stopping point in the Conejo Valley for the replica. ``She appeared to Blessed Juan Diego, and as a result the Indians of Mexico were converted,'' said Zora Kirby, who handles media relations for St. Paschal. ``So we again are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. going into the new millennium with a new evangelization e·van·gel·ize v. e·van·gel·ized, e·van·gel·iz·ing, e·van·gel·iz·es v.tr. 1. To preach the gospel to. 2. To convert to Christianity. v.intr. To preach the gospel. that Our Lady will bring for Christ and our church.'' VIEWING The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will stop Dec. 4 and 5 at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church, 155 E. Janss Road. The image will be celebrated at a ceremony at 2 p.m. Dec. 4., followed by a procession to the church at 3 p.m. Visitors can view the image until the 5:30 p.m. liturgy. Visits will resume after Mass and continue until 11 p.m. A reception featuring Irish, Aztec and folkloric dancers and other special programs will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Thomas Aquinas Hall. The parish will hold its regular Mass on Sunday with visits to the image, which will depart at 3 p.m. for San Gabriel Mission. For information, call (805) 496-0222. CAPTION(S): Photo, box Photo: Thousands showed up at Our Lady of the Valley in Canoga Park when the reproduction of Our Lady of Guadalupe arrived in October. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer Box: VIEWING (See text) |
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