Wow. I just fell in love with the Virgin of Guadalupe. I'm neither Catholic nor Mexican so I knew nothing about her. Thank you, Matt, for sharing this beautiful lesson with us. 🙏
wait till you hear more about it, like whats in her pupils or that the paint has no pigments... or that the textil fiber is from cactus and don't last long (15-30 years) and it even survived without a scratch a bomb attack in front of it in 1921. Fun fact. Columbus ship names where: Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina... which in spanish can be translated to "St. Mary painting the girl." God gives us many signs... we just often don't want to see them.
Google her to find much more. For example, the stars on her blue mantle match the pattern of stars as they would have appeared from the perspective of looking down to Earth, at noon on the day/time of the apparition 500 years ago. In addition, it plays a very beautiful harmony when set to musical notes, which if a few were off would not be harmonious. Many believe the heavenly music St. Juan Diego heard near the hill, that drew him up in the first place, was this very melody.
Please come home to the kingdom of God on earth the holy Catholic Church which IS Jesus Christ himself on earth his mystical body! The holy Catholic Church is the ONLY CHURCH there is. Protestant’s belong to 40,000+ man made CULTS which are Pagan and anti Christ. To reject the holy Catholic Church is to reject Jesus Christ himself! Watch the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins. The Papacy can NOT be destroyed. Don’t call protestant’s Christian! (there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH). Following padre Pio who show’s the true beauty of Catholicism which is everyone’s true home! God bless.
My family and I immigrated to Canada on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We love her for protecting us and allowing us to escape war torn El Salvador. Thank you for sharing, this is so special ❤ Our Lady of Guadalupe pray for us
How can she protect you if she's not God? Where do your cross the line about worshipping idols Wich is against the commandments that God gave us? She can't save you from Hell not even hear you that's why Jesus died so that you can accept him but you out here rejecting Christ
Did Mary remain a virgin? The Bible does not teach that Mary was ever-virgin, or a perpetual virgin. Rather, it shows that Mary had other children.-Matthew 12:46; Mark 6:3; Luke 2:7; John 7:5. Was Jesus’ virgin birth the “Immaculate Conception”? No. According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception “designates the belief that the Virgin Mary was free from ORIGINAL SIN from the very beginning of her life, i.e., from her conception. The rest of mankind inherits a human nature infected with sin . . . But Mary was, by a unique GRACE, preserved from ever contracting original sin.” By contrast, nowhere does the Bible teach that Mary was free from original sin. (Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12) In fact, Mary gave evidence that she was sinful when she presented the sin-atoning sacrifice that the Mosaic Law required of mothers. (Leviticus 12:2-8; Luke 2:21-24) The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The Immaculate Conception is not taught explicitly in Scripture . . . [It] is a judgment that the Church has made.” How should we view Mary? Mary set a fine example of faith, obedience, humility, and deep spirituality. She is among the faithful ones whom we do well to imitate.-Hebrews 6:12. Yet, despite her unique role as the mother of Jesus, the Bible does not teach that we should worship Mary or pray to her. Jesus did not single out his mother for special honor, nor did he tell his followers to do so. In fact, outside of the Gospel accounts and a single reference in the book of Acts, Mary is not mentioned in the remaining 22 books of the so-called New Testament.-Acts 1:14. The Scriptures provide no evidence that Mary received special attention-let alone veneration-by first-century Christians. Rather, the Bible teaches Christians to worship only God.-Matthew 4:10. The Bible teaches that Jesus had a number of siblings The only acceptable way to gain access to the “Hearer of prayer” is through Jesus Christ. (Psalm 65:2) Jesus plainly taught: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, JB) Mary was not invited to share this responsibility and serve as an intermediary. If Mary had been granted this unique privilege, surely Jehovah would have made it known.-Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1, 2. The Rosary and recitation of memorized prayers originated outside of professedly Christian lands. Praying to Mary ignores what Jesus taught, that “no one can come to the Father except through [him].” Thus, the Rosary and Mary are not God’s way to approach Him in prayer. The Rosary does not contribute to such meaningful prayers. Jeannine observed that reciting “Hail Mary's” on the Rosary “became unconsciously repetitious.” Repeating the same words on the Rosary did not bring her closer to God. Said another former Catholic nun, Lydia: “I did not find anything instructive in reciting the Rosary. I would have preferred reading books on religion.” Repetitious prayers serve no useful purpose, since God has promised: “Before they call, I will answer.” (Isaiah 65:24, NAB; Matthew 6:7, 8, 32) Almighty God appreciates and answers petitions that are said with the right motive and that come from an honest and sincere heart. The Rosary does not help a person to approach God with meaningful, heartfelt prayers.-Psalm 119:145; Hebrews 10:22.
@@alexshatner3907the role of the virgin of Guadalupe is that of freedom. Without her the native Mexican would’ve been enslaved since “Christians” were seen as “subjects” of the Queen and were not allowed to be sold into slavery. She is the way to Jesus Christ and to God by the natives. Without The Virgenof Guadalupe, an entire “nation” wouldn’t have converted as fast/quick to Christianity.
@@Warrior_By_birth Israelites adored idols to the point of sacrificing their own children, they carried on a semblance of worshiping Jehovah and reasoned that no calamity would befall them. (Jer 7:4, 8-12; Eze 23:36-39) So empty-headed had the people in general become by reason of their pursuit of idolatry that when calamity did come and Jerusalem was desolated by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E., in fulfillment of Jehovah’s word, they attributed it to their failure to make sacrificial smoke and drink offerings to the “queen of the heavens.”-Jer 44:15-18; QUEEN OF THE HEAVENS was The Title given to Mary was adopted from the false Gods during the days of Babylon.
It is also said that the tilma maintains a constant temperature of the human body at 98.6F degrees. Her eyes, when seen at high magnification contains faces and the scene of when San Juan Diego showed the image to the amazed Spanish bishops. No human hand could have painted such a small image on rough cloth like a tilma. The fact that the tilma has remained intact for nearly 500 years when it’s only supposed last for 20-30 years only adds to the divine mystery. The musical notes that the stars create indeed sound like celestial music. The roses that San Juan Diego was asked to pick up as proof were Castilian roses, which were native to Castile, Spain where Bishop Zumárraga was from and were not native to Mexico nor did any rose grow in that region in December.
Also, when he mentioned her skin tone being mixed with Spanish and Indian Mexican, it’s a message that both cultures will come together in Christ. This was easier to accept in the Spaniard side, and the Mexican side as a symbol, as a sign and accept her.
@@swissstockli3754 it’s not actual paint by the way it’s an image that appeared. They did tests as well to test what kind of paint but they did not find any paint or paint brushes at all. This is what’s incredible again it’s not a paint, no paintbrush, strokes, or residue were not found.
For a second I thought he was speaking with a lot of other people in a seminar or something but then I started, realizing he was in the kitchen and the kitchen table to be exact and then I saw the kids and I said wow L O L but this is the way my husband and I speak to our kids as well so this is really nice to see.so professional and detailed, and the kids so focused and willing to learn. This is really nice to see thank you for sharing.
@@jimeno726Deuteronomy 4:15-19 Guard your souls, therefore, much; For you did not see any figure on the day that the Lord spoke to you out of the fire; so that you do not corrupt yourselves and make for yourselves a sculpture, an image of any figure, an effigy of a male or a female, a figure of any animal that is on the earth, a figure of a winged bird that flies through the air, a figure of no animal that crawls above the earth, a figure of any fish that is in the water under the earth. Lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the host of heaven, and be moved, and bow down to them and serve them; for the Lord your God has granted them to all the people under all the heavens.
@@geminiroy763she appeared in Mexico and her imagine converted our people into the gospel, her imagine was used as the first flag of our country and was a symbol of the oppressed and poor indigenous people against the Spaniard reign. She was declared the Empress of Mexico and the Americans. It has a lot to do with Mexicans.
When Christopher mentioned the womb as being heaven on earth, the story of the bleeding woman who touched Jesus’ clothes and was healed took on a much deeper meaning for me. Thank you for posting this. God’s timing is perfect as usual 🙏🏻
This is simply beautiful 💙 It is humbling and almost overwhelming to see what lengths God went to to communicate with the indigenous people of Mexico in order to draw them to Him through His Most Holy Mother.
@@lorrainem8234Deuteronomy 4:15-19 Guard your souls, therefore, much; For you did not see any figure on the day that the Lord spoke to you out of the fire; so that you do not corrupt yourselves and make for yourselves a sculpture, an image of any figure, an effigy of a male or a female, a figure of any animal that is on the earth, a figure of a winged bird that flies through the air, a figure of no animal that crawls above the earth, a figure of any fish that is in the water under the earth. Lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the host of heaven, and be moved, and bow down to them and serve them; for the Lord your God has granted them to all the people under all the heavens.
Revelation 12-1 ,A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. Psalm 45-9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women; at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir. 10 Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house. 11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord. 12 The city of Tyre will come with a gift,[d] people of wealth will seek your favor. 13 All glorious is the princess within her chamber; her gown is interwoven with gold. 14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her- those brought to be with her. 15 Led in with joy and gladness, they enter the palace of the king. 16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers; you will make them princes throughout the land. 17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
Matt, you are so thoughtful and generous to share with the world glimpses into your beautiful life. We who watch and receive are richer than kings and queens for it.
This is so precious and rich. Catechism on a piece of cloth, just like the miraculous medal - deep teachings in compact form. Thanks ao much for sharing.
Wow!! I love this! I love how you taught the children this. Mexicans teach their children this too and we teach them to not only have absolute trust in God but in his mom Our lady of Guadalupe. She’s most holy, pure and so beautiful. 🙏🏻✝️🌹
@WJACOTT You truly can not mean those words, my brother. Do not mistakenly offend Our Lord. His Mother; the Oueen of Battle; battering ram of God; has shown Her Glory to the world. Including you. Sinners as you and I require Her Merciful eyes, to lead us to Her Son; Our Lord.
Nice, I know he does a pilgrimage to the Shrine in Mexico City, so lucky you to be able to learn from him.! Today is my birthday so I have a special interest in this feast day and her history in Mexico. Our lady of Guadalupe pray for us!
What is on her neck is a brooch that was seen as a sign of royalty to the Aztecs. If it was the color jade- that means she would have been a goddess (not jade so she was just of royalty). But since there is a cross on her brooch- that signified that she was of royalty of the Christian God
That's right. The moon represents Mexico, in Nahuatl the word means "the navel of the moon." Dancing was the way of praying for the ancient Mexica. The stars coincide with the celestial vault of the year of the apparitions. Guadalupe is what the Spanish understood from the name that Juan Diego, who spoke Nahuatl, told them, although apparently it was “coatlaxopeuh” which is pronounced “quatlasupe”, which means “the one who crushes the snake”. Greetings
Let this explanation of our lady of Guadalupe travel via this platform for those in need of the message. I felt the power of the video and my soul. Thank you for posting it.
This is a TREASURE of a teaching. Several messages here. This is a wonderful way to encourage others to join in praying the 9 month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe that was recently requested by Cardinal Burke. The SAVING graces of Our Blessed Virgin are available to us in more ways than we might understand. ❤️
Christopher West is a wonderful man and so is his family! Awesome lesson. I proposed to my wife in the Basilica in DC, in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel. If only I knew this much about it then.
Nunca había escuchado con mas detalle lo que la Tilma contiene. Qué preciosidad la delicadeza de Dios para comunicarse con sus hijos. Dichoso pueblo mexicano saludos desde Guatemala
Bless your son May Jesus protect him and bless his heart that's not Mary's Jobs Mary wasnt God she was just a simple human she sinned just like every other human. Mary herself needs Jesus to Go to Heaven but people here are worshipping her and giving her the glory instead of Jesus Christ. Mary can't do anything she's not Jesus
She appeared around the same time of the protestant reformation which is significant as well. Millions left the Church but even more millions came to the Church on the other side of the world🙏🏼
Ironically, just as the northern European Protestant Reformation was throwing the Feminine out of Christianity, she was coming back on the other side of the planet in a marriage of the southern European and the New World.
@@luncarmy-et8dzwhat grade are you in . How old are you ? Tell your mom you need to get a better education. I am so confused with one sentence. One sentence is all it took. 😂
Our blessed mother Mary has appeared in different parts of the world throughout history bringing a holy message. As a Mexican American Catholic, I can tell you that she appeared on the tilma to speak to the native people in the language only they could understand. Thus changing Mexico's history of sacrifice to faith. She's awesome. Jesus is proud of his mom.
I hate to break it to you, that wasn't Mary. Mary is in heaven worshipping Jesus Christ. She doesn't have that type of power. I can tell you who does though....Someone that can appear as an Angel of light.
Blasphemy total blasphemy. The Father and the son are one. There’s no room for her at the altar. Bring her down, for she too must vow before Jesus Christ. Mary gladly vows down to Jesus in heaven and morons here on heart have it the other way around.
Do you not know God is of the Living? For He is the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob? And that the prayer of a righteous man avails much? If they people in Heaven are alive, which they are, and that only those redeemed by His Blood are in Heaven, as sanctified and righteous, then certainly Mary, Theotokos (God bearer) is righteous. Her prayer is especially of value for she is the Queen Mother, of the True King Jesus. Like Bathsheeba, the Queen Mother of Solomon, Mary enters the King's Court for the Queen is highly regarded and favored by her Son, the King. And, do you not know the Prayers of the Saints ascend to God, particulary the one True Mediator, Christ. He allows prayers of the saints, the righteous in Heaven to pray for us and he uses those saints as intercessors for His Glory and Will, to mediate matters of His Kingdom. Please dive deep into Scripture and History before commenting. And, if a mistake is made, ask forgiveness and seek to reconcile.
@@alexshatner3907Our Lady Of Guadalupe Is Our Mother in Heaven 🌟 We asked her to pray for us cause that's what our Mothers My mother here on earth 🌎 🙏 does for me everyday ❤️ love my mom!
I just learned even more about her appearance. Thank you. So much info to communicate with the Aztec people. Obviously, to save them from the atrocities what they were doing .
What he has might be a painting or picture of the real one. What is miraculous here is that what you see is not a painting. Is actually her. It’s life size etc.
Awesome! And he didn't even mention the witnesses' sillouetes in her eyes, the fact that the image is literally floating above the cloth (similar to the Shroud of Turin), that the stars in her mantle reflect the precise position the actual stars were that night (Dec 12, 1531) in the sky, the music "score" that can be found in the tilma, the fact that the image isn't made out of any substance known to man (it's not paint, pencil, etc.), and many other discovered facts. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros!
NASA acknowledges that the pigments/colors on the Tilma are from elements NOT from this world. The Tilma maintains a constant human body temperature of 98.6° no matter if it's 20° or 100° degrees.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing this powerful mysterious way of God revealing himself to us in our respective cultural context....Appreciate this sooo much.. .with tears 😢😢😢 of Joy....🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ Wat hing from Papua New Guinea....
"They're homeschooled they can handle it" made me chuckle. As someone in a very Catholic highschool, I'll say that I would encourage parents to seriously consider homeschooling for their children. The school system (even in Catholic schools) is being heavily infiltrated by the enemy.
@@marcosgallardo6436 a que universidad quieres ir? Todavía hay algunas pocas buenas. Pero no se como este tu status economico ni si estarías interesado en salir de donde vivas.
I have a unique perspective on this: I was homeschooled and my children are homeschooled, but my husband is an assistant principal at a public school. Seeing the struggles my husband goes through to minister to the kids he works with has been very enlightening. He works with a fairly conservative school district, so in his case, an "agenda" isn't coming from the top down. His struggles have to do, in large part, with parents. There are a lot of parents who have pretty much given up their authority over their children, and the public school is the most consistent moral authority those children have in their lives. It's not merely a "top down" problem, it's also a "grassroots" one. There's a lot of "orphans" in the schools, kids who have been pretty much abandoned. (So for pity's sake, CARE ABOUT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS). On the other hand, homeschooling has its drawbacks as well. As I mentioned earlier, I was homeschooled growing up for much of my education and attended a small Catholic college (Newman guide approved) with several other homeschool alumni. Several of us ended up in a really bad situation with a manipulative and abusive campus minister (emotional, financial, and sexual abuse...it was a dumpster fire); a situation that I still wonder if we were just too sheltered and naive to see clearly. He said all the right things: preferred Latin prayers, talked about Aquinas, had us do liturgy of the hours. This man recruited homeschooled women especially (to the point we made jokes about it) to his ministry team. I think that it's definitely possible to overly shelter your children to the point that it makes them vulnerable to very bad people once they're on their own. So now I'm between those two worlds, seeing the porn and drug addictions my husband fights at his job on one hand, and living with some pretty serious scars I'm still not sure if homeschooling set me up for on the other. All this to say...there's no magic bullet when it comes to education. You have to look at your family as an individual case and go through the whole thing with a heck of a lot of prayer and discernment. Anything else is folly. Homeschooling is the right choice for us now, but I can't say it will be I'm the future.
@@JP2GiannaT homeschooling has its issues, but I believe they can be solved by the parents. I know I am only a highschooler but I would say that the perfect scenerio for children (in the near future) is for parents to form a mini "home-school" group with other parents, and have them study from the same material (from a Catholic homeschooling program) and a personal Catholic teacher. Lets say 3 families minimum with several children near the same ages so that they can socialize during their school days. After school have them play sports or do other activities where they can socialize and stay fit. Then when they reach high-school send them to a Catholic school and by then they'll be prepared to detect any of the bs that society will want to sell them.
Starts top down. Vatican was infiltrated by the enemy a long ,long time ago. Now the pope is giving the ok for gay unions, gay pastors and trans insanity.
There is so much to learn about Her image on the Tilma. Also the fact that the position of the stars on Her Mantle are in the same position as they were in the sky the day She appeared. Scientists have also discovered in Her eyes, the reflection of the people present in the room when Juan Diego opened his Tilma and dropped the roses on the floor revealing the image. I love Our Lady of Guadalupe. I have never visited Her shrine in Mexico City, but Every Tuesday night, with my prayer group, we gather on Zoom to pray the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Wow I have heard about certain details about this sacred tilma, but this is new to me. Wow, I was already blown away by what I already knew about it, and I’m even more astonished! Glory be to God!
I'm happy and blessed of being Mexican because of her. I've inherited the love for Our Lady of Guadalupe from my ancestors and culture. She truly is Soooo special.
@@sophiajohnson8608 Mary is worshiped as the queen of heaven. That’s a direct representation of a pagan god. There is no room for her on the seat of the altar of the most high. Marie’s last recorded words were “Do as He commands.” And Catholics make her equal to God if not above. Blasphemous
@mattfradd brother how awesome to have Mr West in your home sharing the knowledge given him to your kids. Just seeing your kids soaking it up brought tears to my eyes as I desire also to see my kids sit and learn truth in our home. Deu 6. I love it.
"When we pervert the life instinct of our sexuality, its becomes a death instinct". Thats a wonderful way to explain great evil in an ordered and loving way
Amen, thank you, I felt a life change in me. In your beautifully created way of teaching of heaven and earth. The complete salvation in a single picture of our lady of Guadalupe, for the Native American and for all mankind, amen.
A Mexican professor discovered sheet music on the tilma, where the notes lineup with the stars and other symbols on the image, and was able to transcribe it.
Our family’s favorite is Our Lady of Guadalupe and her Juanito of course. She is so beautiful and the patroness of the unborn :) Bless our mother’s Holy womb whom gave us Jesus!
This make my hair in my body raise! Very powerful message to all the people of the world not just the Aztec's. Our Lady of Guadalupe pray for us! Glory be to God!
Hebrews 9:27 says, “People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” god even said to Moses in his commandments thy shall have no other gods but me. Thy shall make no graven imagines . So following Jesus is the only way to salvation.
”Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.“ John 14:6 that man does not know the harm he is causing, praying over that family that they know how much God loves them that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. In Jesus mighty merciful name we say, amen.
@@oldschoolbussdriveComo dice el dicho, nunca falta la mosca en el plato, quien le dijo a usted que para nosotros los católicos Maria es dios, que ustedes así lo piensen es su problema de ustedes los protestantes, pero para nosotros es la madre de Dios y como madre de Él la respetamos, además si cristo es Rey, ella es Reina aunque les duela, además Dios es celoso de otro Dios, no de una imagen, su palabra es bien clara cuando nos dice en éxodo 20, 2: Yo soy yahve, tu Dios, que te sacó de Egipto. No tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí. No te harás escultura ni imagen alguna, ya sea de la tierra, cielo, o en las aguas, etc. No te postraras ante ellas ni les darás culto, porque yo Yahve, tu Dios, soy un Dios celoso. Vemos pues que la palabra es bien clara, que Dios es celoso de otro Dios, por eso nos dice no tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí y nosotros los católicos sólo tenemos un sólo Dios y es Jesucristo, las imágenes de todos los santos que tenemos en nuestra iglesia simplemente son personas que entregaron su vida por Cristo y dieron a conocer su palabra en el mundo siendo un ejemplo para los demás y como tal merecen un respeto u homenaje, pero como santos, no como Dioses, pero eso los protestantes no lo quieren entender, que las imágenes no son malas porque no es literal, porque si así fuera Dios no hubiera mandado a hacer la serpiente, ni hubiera aceptado el templo de Salomón, porque tenía imagenes y tampoco en nuestros tiempos hubiera imágenes porque estaríamos desobedeciendo a Dios, por eso digo que no es literal, sino creer que una imagen ya sea de una persona, animal, astro o cosa es Dios, entoces eso es ser un idolatra, a eso se refiere Dios.
@@oldschoolbussdriveyou and cool hand, and millions around the world, worshipped the queen of England a most evil😈 being. Does that makes her your, their god? We Believe in Lady of Guadalupe but we Recognize Jesus crist as our Only God !
That was great. By the way, that necklace she's wearing is a medal with a Cross in it, it means that she is consecrated to the God bought by the Spanish settlers (Christianity) and in Aztec glyphology, wearing a necklace of something means being consecrated to it.
That's Thursday, the young man who helps put the podcast on and with social media and much else. Who knows, maybe he was working on something. But not related to Matt.
I m from Lebanon and we honor as Maronites our Lady of Guadalouper.Lebanon is in the middle east and it s the only arabe country where christian are realy free.our lady of Lebanon and Guadalouper protect the Christians of the middle est Amen⛪
That was excellent! I have seen so many videos on Our Lady of Guadalupe and I think this is my favorite! He did such a good job and I learned a lot that I have never heard before. So good! Thank you!
I knew some of the symbols, but I did not know there were actual music notes. The most fascinating part is the pregnancy belt, because when she appeared, it would’ve been close to Christmas, just a couple of weeks.
@@femaleKCRoyalsFan Even more fascinating is when the Tilma is viewed in the negative picture, above the moon the end of Our Lady's gown looks exactly like a child in the womb on an ultrasound!
That’s beautiful what you explained… thanks for explaining God bless you. GRAAACIAS.!! Muchas gracias por tu explicación, soy Mexicano. Muchas gracias por tu explicación gracias
Praise Jesus. 15M illiterate people came to know Jesus through this beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadeloupe. God is so good his mercy endures forever. Amen.
The Catholic Vatican is a Serpent their god is Lucifer who got kicked out of heaven and trapped Gods angel in a host body called the flesh and now theres a war inside Flesh (earthly) vs Spirit (Heavenly) Only Jesus can save us by Accepting we are sinners and repenting and Accepting the Free Gift Worship of the Virgin is Death Jesus saids worship me in Spirit and Truth We are both Good and Evil,,Spirit and Flesh,,of Heaven and the Earth only Jesus can heal making you One/whole There's a Good you and a Bad you Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
@@Spiritof76Catholic these are all lies. If you were just read your Bible, you will know that God does not share his glory with anyone. God chose a woman at that time, so that Jesus can step down from heaven and be born with flesh and become our savior Mary has no title she was just chosen.- if this is so true why don’t you make Moses🎱 😄 up there like Mary what about Noah that he sacrifice and made a giant boat by himself and his family what’s wrong with you? People don’t you read the Bible there is so many godly people in the Bible I love all of them, we are human and all who are born our sinners that’s why we need a savior and that is Jesus Christ and yes Mary is a sinner. Also, she falls in that crowd to gory.-God even said there is no one righteous no, not one
There is much more to say about the image so google it for more amazing information. One thing I learned was that when Mary told Juan Diego her name to tell the bishop it was an Indian name that meant the one who crushes the serpent. The serpent was one of the main Aztec gods. But when he told the bishop, it sounded to the bishop like Guadalupe. That was a shrine in Castile, Spain where the 14:35 bishop came from and the roses she told Juan Diego to gather were Castilian roses that were not native to Mexico and would not have been blooming in December. So in this way Mary sent a private message to the bishop, as well as her image on the tilma.
We did a first Spanish mass at our Cathedral today, in Marquette, Mi. Our Bishop said entire Mass in Spanish, it was a privilege to serve the Mass once again.
Wow how interesting, I was totally engrossed,Mary has been and is a massive part of my life and thankyou for your knowledge l have learnt so much.thankyou and god bless❤
Vow!!! This is truly enlightening!! Our Lady of Guadalupe continues to fascinate and inspire me with so many insights into this heavenly image of Hers🙏
Oh I just woke up SWNM usa. I am so Grateful right now. Thank you for sharing. I am catholic. I ALSO have wondered who THIS Fatima lady of Guadeloupe who WEEPING HERE in NM would attract thousands of us to visit, to observe to wonder to believe BUT I DIDNT UNDERSTAND!!!! I DO NOW. isn't life rich learing at home. ? Absolutely perfect GOD BLESS YOU! THANK YOU
Amazing. I’m Chamorro from Guam. This is what I’ve been missing, what I’ve lacked in my understanding, in my own historical knowledge of the Immaculate Mary art in my own culture.
I am Mexican. It is really a shame that Christopher does NOT know anything about the History of the Spanish conquest! They were sent by a devoted Catholic Queen ( Isabel l). She sent not only soldiers but also priests and lay people. The spanish mixed with the mexicans . They married, firmed families. They founded universities and schools. They didn’t just abused women (some did and got in trouble). Mexicans were and are not ashamed of being mestizos. Better that than being massacre like the native US and Canadians by the English. Those were and are still are the pirates who kill and abuse people. Christopher should stick to teaching the Theology of the body that he has been studying well for so long.
Sounds like you’re a liberal. The Native American death toll in the US was caused by diseases like smallpox, which according to some estimates had an 80-90% fatality rate in Native American populations.
What a wonderful explanation, from a person not educated in the cult of Mary. The Virgin Mary is an interesting figure, from every point of view, and studying her is fascinating.
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Wow. I just fell in love with the Virgin of Guadalupe. I'm neither Catholic nor Mexican so I knew nothing about her. Thank you, Matt, for sharing this beautiful lesson with us. 🙏
wait till you hear more about it, like whats in her pupils or that the paint has no pigments... or that the textil fiber is from cactus and don't last long (15-30 years) and it even survived without a scratch a bomb attack in front of it in 1921.
Fun fact. Columbus ship names where: Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina... which in spanish can be translated to "St. Mary painting the girl."
God gives us many signs... we just often don't want to see them.
Google her to find much more. For example, the stars on her blue mantle match the pattern of stars as they would have appeared from the perspective of looking down to Earth, at noon on the day/time of the apparition 500 years ago. In addition, it plays a very beautiful harmony when set to musical notes, which if a few were off would not be harmonious. Many believe the heavenly music St. Juan Diego heard near the hill, that drew him up in the first place, was this very melody.
Wow!
Same here.❤
Please come home to the kingdom of God on earth the holy Catholic Church which IS Jesus Christ himself on earth his mystical body! The holy Catholic Church is the ONLY CHURCH there is. Protestant’s belong to 40,000+ man made CULTS which are Pagan and anti Christ. To reject the holy Catholic Church is to reject Jesus Christ himself! Watch the warning or illumination of conscience by Christine Watkins. The Papacy can NOT be destroyed. Don’t call protestant’s Christian! (there’s ONLY ONE CHURCH). Following padre Pio who show’s the true beauty of Catholicism which is everyone’s true home! God bless.
My family and I immigrated to Canada on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We love her for protecting us and allowing us to escape war torn El Salvador. Thank you for sharing, this is so special ❤ Our Lady of Guadalupe pray for us
How can she protect you if she's not God? Where do your cross the line about worshipping idols Wich is against the commandments that God gave us? She can't save you from Hell not even hear you that's why Jesus died so that you can accept him but you out here rejecting Christ
Did Mary remain a virgin?
The Bible does not teach that Mary was ever-virgin, or a perpetual virgin. Rather, it shows that Mary had other children.-Matthew 12:46; Mark 6:3; Luke 2:7; John 7:5.
Was Jesus’ virgin birth the “Immaculate Conception”?
No. According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception “designates the belief that the Virgin Mary was free from ORIGINAL SIN from the very beginning of her life, i.e., from her conception. The rest of mankind inherits a human nature infected with sin . . . But Mary was, by a unique GRACE, preserved from ever contracting original sin.”
By contrast, nowhere does the Bible teach that Mary was free from original sin. (Psalm 51:5; Romans 5:12) In fact, Mary gave evidence that she was sinful when she presented the sin-atoning sacrifice that the Mosaic Law required of mothers. (Leviticus 12:2-8; Luke 2:21-24) The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The Immaculate Conception is not taught explicitly in Scripture . . . [It] is a judgment that the Church has made.”
How should we view Mary?
Mary set a fine example of faith, obedience, humility, and deep spirituality. She is among the faithful ones whom we do well to imitate.-Hebrews 6:12.
Yet, despite her unique role as the mother of Jesus, the Bible does not teach that we should worship Mary or pray to her. Jesus did not single out his mother for special honor, nor did he tell his followers to do so. In fact, outside of the Gospel accounts and a single reference in the book of Acts, Mary is not mentioned in the remaining 22 books of the so-called New Testament.-Acts 1:14.
The Scriptures provide no evidence that Mary received special attention-let alone veneration-by first-century Christians. Rather, the Bible teaches Christians to worship only God.-Matthew 4:10.
The Bible teaches that Jesus had a number of siblings
The only acceptable way to gain access to the “Hearer of prayer” is through Jesus Christ. (Psalm 65:2) Jesus plainly taught: “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, JB) Mary was not invited to share this responsibility and serve as an intermediary. If Mary had been granted this unique privilege, surely Jehovah would have made it known.-Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1, 2. The Rosary and recitation of memorized prayers originated outside of professedly Christian lands. Praying to Mary ignores what Jesus taught, that “no one can come to the Father except through [him].” Thus, the Rosary and Mary are not God’s way to approach Him in prayer. The Rosary does not contribute to such meaningful prayers. Jeannine observed that reciting “Hail Mary's” on the Rosary “became unconsciously repetitious.” Repeating the same words on the Rosary did not bring her closer to God. Said another former Catholic nun, Lydia: “I did not find anything instructive in reciting the Rosary. I would have preferred reading books on religion.” Repetitious prayers serve no useful purpose, since God has promised: “Before they call, I will answer.” (Isaiah 65:24, NAB; Matthew 6:7, 8, 32) Almighty God appreciates and answers petitions that are said with the right motive and that come from an honest and sincere heart. The Rosary does not help a person to approach God with meaningful, heartfelt prayers.-Psalm 119:145; Hebrews 10:22.
@@chinopopapill5848you don't know what you say
@@alexshatner3907the role of the virgin of Guadalupe is that of freedom. Without her the native Mexican would’ve been enslaved since “Christians” were seen as “subjects” of the Queen and were not allowed to be sold into slavery. She is the way to Jesus Christ and to God by the natives. Without The Virgenof Guadalupe, an entire “nation” wouldn’t have converted as fast/quick to Christianity.
@@Warrior_By_birth Israelites adored idols to the point of sacrificing their own children, they carried on a semblance of worshiping Jehovah and reasoned that no calamity would befall them. (Jer 7:4, 8-12; Eze 23:36-39) So empty-headed had the people in general become by reason of their pursuit of idolatry that when calamity did come and Jerusalem was desolated by the Babylonians in 607 B.C.E., in fulfillment of Jehovah’s word, they attributed it to their failure to make sacrificial smoke and drink offerings to the “queen of the heavens.”-Jer 44:15-18; QUEEN OF THE HEAVENS was The Title given to Mary was adopted from the false Gods during the days of Babylon.
It is also said that the tilma maintains a constant temperature of the human body at 98.6F degrees. Her eyes, when seen at high magnification contains faces and the scene of when San Juan Diego showed the image to the amazed Spanish bishops. No human hand could have painted such a small image on rough cloth like a tilma. The fact that the tilma has remained intact for nearly 500 years when it’s only supposed last for 20-30 years only adds to the divine mystery. The musical notes that the stars create indeed sound like celestial music. The roses that San Juan Diego was asked to pick up as proof were Castilian roses, which were native to Castile, Spain where Bishop Zumárraga was from and were not native to Mexico nor did any rose grow in that region in December.
The temperature is not true, according to bishop Eduardo Chavez. Please read The Truth of Guadalupe by this author.
Yes, I was waiting to hear about the things you mentioned also! Thank you. I know they can't explain the paint used in the image.
Also, when he mentioned her skin tone being mixed with Spanish and Indian Mexican, it’s a message that both cultures will come together in Christ. This was easier to accept in the Spaniard side, and the Mexican side as a symbol, as a sign and accept her.
@@swissstockli3754 it’s not actual paint by the way it’s an image that appeared. They did tests as well to test what kind of paint but they did not find any paint or paint brushes at all. This is what’s incredible again it’s not a paint, no paintbrush, strokes, or residue were not found.
Thank you! It's an amazing miracle, simply amazing.
For a second I thought he was speaking with a lot of other people in a seminar or something but then I started, realizing he was in the kitchen and the kitchen table to be exact and then I saw the kids and I said wow L O L but this is the way my husband and I speak to our kids as well so this is really nice to see.so professional and detailed, and the kids so focused and willing to learn. This is really nice to see thank you for sharing.
As a Mexican, I feel humbled by your enthusiasm
Same. But the Virgen of Guadalupe isn’t just Mexican. It represents everyone. A mother to us all.
@@jimeno726Deuteronomy 4:15-19 Guard your souls, therefore, much; For you did not see any figure on the day that the Lord spoke to you out of the fire; so that you do not corrupt yourselves and make for yourselves a sculpture, an image of any figure, an effigy of a male or a female, a figure of any animal that is on the earth, a figure of a winged bird that flies through the air, a figure of no animal that crawls above the earth, a figure of any fish that is in the water under the earth. Lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the host of heaven, and be moved, and bow down to them and serve them; for the Lord your God has granted them to all the people under all the heavens.
We catholic people Love the virgen de Guadalupe our mother !
What does being Mexican have to do with it?
@@geminiroy763she appeared in Mexico and her imagine converted our people into the gospel, her imagine was used as the first flag of our country and was a symbol of the oppressed and poor indigenous people against the Spaniard reign. She was declared the Empress of Mexico and the Americans. It has a lot to do with Mexicans.
When Christopher mentioned the womb as being heaven on earth, the story of the bleeding woman who touched Jesus’ clothes and was healed took on a much deeper meaning for me. Thank you for posting this. God’s timing is perfect as usual 🙏🏻
This is simply beautiful 💙 It is humbling and almost overwhelming to see what lengths God went to to communicate with the indigenous people of Mexico in order to draw them to Him through His Most Holy Mother.
@@lorrainem8234Deuteronomy 4:15-19 Guard your souls, therefore, much; For you did not see any figure on the day that the Lord spoke to you out of the fire; so that you do not corrupt yourselves and make for yourselves a sculpture, an image of any figure, an effigy of a male or a female, a figure of any animal that is on the earth, a figure of a winged bird that flies through the air, a figure of no animal that crawls above the earth, a figure of any fish that is in the water under the earth. Lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, and see the sun and the moon and the stars, and all the host of heaven, and be moved, and bow down to them and serve them; for the Lord your God has granted them to all the people under all the heavens.
Can you elaborate on the two comparisons I want to see your point of view on this. Thank you 🙏🏼
Revelation 12-1 ,A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. Psalm 45-9 Daughters of kings are among your honored women;
at your right hand is the royal bride in gold of Ophir.
10 Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention:
Forget your people and your father’s house.
11 Let the king be enthralled by your beauty;
honor him, for he is your lord.
12 The city of Tyre will come with a gift,[d]
people of wealth will seek your favor.
13 All glorious is the princess within her chamber;
her gown is interwoven with gold.
14 In embroidered garments she is led to the king;
her virgin companions follow her-
those brought to be with her.
15 Led in with joy and gladness,
they enter the palace of the king.
16 Your sons will take the place of your fathers;
you will make them princes throughout the land.
17 I will perpetuate your memory through all generations;
therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever.
@@bluewhale2600she is the lady in apocalypse/ revelation clothed of the sun and the great monarch her son that will reign with Iron Staff
Matt, you are so thoughtful and generous to share with the world glimpses into your beautiful life. We who watch and receive are richer than kings and queens for it.
This is so precious and rich. Catechism on a piece of cloth, just like the miraculous medal - deep teachings in compact form. Thanks ao much for sharing.
Wow!! I love this! I love how you taught the children this. Mexicans teach their children this too and we teach them to not only have absolute trust in God but in his mom Our lady of Guadalupe. She’s most holy, pure and so beautiful. 🙏🏻✝️🌹
I call that BS… We Mexicans dont teach any of this. Which by the way a lot sounds like made up insanity
@@WJACOTT"WJacott'', that's Mexican? 🤡
Get lost troll
@@WJACOTTI’m here in Brazil and I’m millennial and I know, stop with the BS you! 🤡🧐🙄
Ela é a padroeira da latina América, pare só pare!
@WJACOTT You truly can not mean those words, my brother. Do not mistakenly offend Our Lord. His Mother; the Oueen of Battle; battering ram of God; has shown Her Glory to the world. Including you. Sinners as you and I require Her Merciful eyes, to lead us to Her Son; Our Lord.
@@WJACOTT…and you speak for all Mexicans I presume👀
Nice, I know he does a pilgrimage to the Shrine in Mexico City, so lucky you to be able to learn from him.! Today is my birthday so I have a special interest in this feast day and her history in Mexico. Our lady of Guadalupe pray for us!
Happiest of Birthdays to you! 🕊
Wow, you share your birthday with our Lady of Guadalupe? 🎉 Happy Birthday 🥳
Blown away. Introducing the image into my home for its a blessing from heaven.
What an amaizing explanation. Thank you.
What is on her neck is a brooch that was seen as a sign of royalty to the Aztecs. If it was the color jade- that means she would have been a goddess (not jade so she was just of royalty). But since there is a cross on her brooch- that signified that she was of royalty of the Christian God
And there is sooooooooooooo much more on the image....i never get tired of learning from it...each time i learn something new.
Yes!!!!! So much more that would blow people’s minds. Wouldn’t it be great if Matt invited an expert on the topic to share about this on PWA?
I know right!
It’s amazing I keep hearing more and I’ve been learning about her since I was a child. The science, the symbolism
The era- so much.
That's right. The moon represents Mexico, in Nahuatl the word means "the navel of the moon." Dancing was the way of praying for the ancient Mexica. The stars coincide with the celestial vault of the year of the apparitions. Guadalupe is what the Spanish understood from the name that Juan Diego, who spoke Nahuatl, told them, although apparently it was “coatlaxopeuh” which is pronounced “quatlasupe”, which means “the one who crushes the snake”. Greetings
@@avini7194the snake meaning the devil😈 !
Let this explanation of our lady of Guadalupe travel via this platform for those in need of the message. I felt the power of the video and my soul. Thank you for posting it.
This is a TREASURE of a teaching. Several messages here. This is a wonderful way to encourage others to join in praying the 9 month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe that was recently requested by Cardinal Burke. The SAVING graces of Our Blessed Virgin are available to us in more ways than we might understand. ❤️
Orthodox iconographer in Dubuque Iowa is currently int the process of writing an Our Lady Guadalupe icon for a Catholic Church
I would love to see it when it’s done 🙏
Christopher West gives my kids a homeschool lesson.
You got some lucky kids!
Thank you for sharing this video.
Christopher West is a wonderful man and so is his family! Awesome lesson. I proposed to my wife in the Basilica in DC, in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel. If only I knew this much about it then.
What a fantastic presentation! Very fascinating
Thank you for sharing
Nunca había escuchado con mas detalle lo que la Tilma contiene. Qué preciosidad la delicadeza de Dios para comunicarse con sus hijos. Dichoso pueblo mexicano saludos desde Guatemala
Llamas preciosidad de Dios a una pintura hecha y pintada por las manos del Indio Marcos Cipiaq de Aquino ??!!!
Eso es idolatria abran los ojos
Great lesson! Great job homeschooling and parenting! 🙏
My second son was born yesterday! 12/12/2023 Praise be to God!!!!
Wow 🎉congratulations on your new love/blessing! May our Lady of Guadalupe care for him as she cared for Her's.
Glory to our Lord ❤️🔥✝️🙏
Congratulations! May he be watched over and guided by our blessed mother all of his days
How beautiful! Congratulations!!
Bless your son May Jesus protect him and bless his heart that's not Mary's Jobs Mary wasnt God she was just a simple human she sinned just like every other human. Mary herself needs Jesus to Go to Heaven but people here are worshipping her and giving her the glory instead of Jesus Christ. Mary can't do anything she's not Jesus
She appeared around the same time of the protestant reformation which is significant as well. Millions left the Church but even more millions came to the Church on the other side of the world🙏🏼
Ironically, just as the northern European Protestant Reformation was throwing the Feminine out of Christianity, she was coming back on the other side of the planet in a marriage of the southern European and the New World.
catholic is filled with hells
@@luncarmy-et8dz How so? Either you u do not understand a thing or just trolling.
@@luncarmy-et8dzarticulate in English please . I don’t have a CLUE what you are talking about.
@@luncarmy-et8dzwhat grade are you in . How old are you ? Tell your mom you need to get a better education. I am so confused with one sentence. One sentence is all it took. 😂
Incredible!!! I also loved getting a glimpse of the Fraddy kids. So precious 🥰
Thank God that after so many years someone explains it so well, that is very important to know, since we have free advice
Our blessed mother Mary has appeared in different parts of the world throughout history bringing a holy message. As a Mexican American Catholic, I can tell you that she appeared on the tilma to speak to the native people in the language only they could understand. Thus changing Mexico's history of sacrifice to faith. She's awesome. Jesus is proud of his mom.
Hernan Cortez and the conquistadors
I hate to break it to you, that wasn't Mary. Mary is in heaven worshipping Jesus Christ. She doesn't have that type of power. I can tell you who does though....Someone that can appear as an Angel of light.
@ronnied1172 , I hate to break it to you, but you are wrong. Viva Cristo Rey.
Blasphemy total blasphemy. The Father and the son are one. There’s no room for her at the altar. Bring her down, for she too must vow before Jesus Christ. Mary gladly vows down to Jesus in heaven and morons here on heart have it the other way around.
@@ernestocarrillo7👏👏👏👏👏
That was so informative! Thank you! God bless you all for your evangelization.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Mary praying for everyone is not biblical, must pray on our own individually
This go's against God if your really believe in the bible.
Do you not know God is of the Living? For He is the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob?
And that the prayer of a righteous man avails much?
If they people in Heaven are alive, which they are, and that only those redeemed by His Blood are in Heaven, as sanctified and righteous, then certainly Mary, Theotokos (God bearer) is righteous. Her prayer is especially of value for she is the Queen Mother, of the True King Jesus.
Like Bathsheeba, the Queen Mother of Solomon, Mary enters the King's Court for the Queen is highly regarded and favored by her Son, the King.
And, do you not know the Prayers of the Saints ascend to God, particulary the one True Mediator, Christ.
He allows prayers of the saints, the righteous in Heaven to pray for us and he uses those saints as intercessors for His Glory and Will, to mediate matters of His Kingdom.
Please dive deep into Scripture and History before commenting. And, if a mistake is made, ask forgiveness and seek to reconcile.
@@alexshatner3907Our Lady Of Guadalupe Is Our Mother in Heaven 🌟 We asked her to pray for us cause that's what our Mothers My mother here on earth 🌎 🙏 does for me everyday ❤️ love my mom!
I just learned even more about her appearance. Thank you. So much info to communicate with the Aztec people. Obviously, to save them from the atrocities what they were doing .
And the atrocities done to them
That is a great painting that brings millions of loving people together
What he has might be a painting or picture of the real one. What is miraculous here is that what you see is not a painting. Is actually her. It’s life size etc.
I'm 42 and it was a good lesson for me as well. 😂 Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! And he didn't even mention the witnesses' sillouetes in her eyes, the fact that the image is literally floating above the cloth (similar to the Shroud of Turin), that the stars in her mantle reflect the precise position the actual stars were that night (Dec 12, 1531) in the sky, the music "score" that can be found in the tilma, the fact that the image isn't made out of any substance known to man (it's not paint, pencil, etc.), and many other discovered facts. Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros!
¡QUE VIVA LA SANTÍSIMA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE!🌹🌹🌹
Thanks for sharing this.
…And that the image of Juan Diego can be seen reflected in the pupils of the Virgin Mary’s eyes.
Amen!
NASA acknowledges that the pigments/colors on the Tilma are from elements NOT from this world. The Tilma maintains a constant human body temperature of 98.6° no matter if it's 20° or 100° degrees.
so beautiful thank you for sharing this moment with us ❤️ amen Praise to Lord Jesus Christ and His mother Mary
Great video. I’m Mexican and this was great, knowledge and religion is for all.
What an awesome explanation of the image of Our Lady. I had never heard most of what Christopher West talked about. Thank you for sharing!
I'm here now in Mexico city to celebrate the Feast of the Lady of Guadalupe
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing this powerful mysterious way of God revealing himself to us in our respective cultural context....Appreciate this sooo much..
.with tears 😢😢😢 of Joy....🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Wat hing from Papua New Guinea....
I'm awe struck by the lesson of Our Lady's image! Praise Our Mother and the Fruit of Her Womb, Our Blessed Lord Jesus!
"They're homeschooled they can handle it" made me chuckle. As someone in a very Catholic highschool, I'll say that I would encourage parents to seriously consider homeschooling for their children. The school system (even in Catholic schools) is being heavily infiltrated by the enemy.
Yo tengo que empezar la universidad y está muy contaminada de progresismo ,que decepción
@@marcosgallardo6436 a que universidad quieres ir? Todavía hay algunas pocas buenas. Pero no se como este tu status economico ni si estarías interesado en salir de donde vivas.
I have a unique perspective on this: I was homeschooled and my children are homeschooled, but my husband is an assistant principal at a public school.
Seeing the struggles my husband goes through to minister to the kids he works with has been very enlightening. He works with a fairly conservative school district, so in his case, an "agenda" isn't coming from the top down. His struggles have to do, in large part, with parents. There are a lot of parents who have pretty much given up their authority over their children, and the public school is the most consistent moral authority those children have in their lives. It's not merely a "top down" problem, it's also a "grassroots" one. There's a lot of "orphans" in the schools, kids who have been pretty much abandoned. (So for pity's sake, CARE ABOUT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS).
On the other hand, homeschooling has its drawbacks as well. As I mentioned earlier, I was homeschooled growing up for much of my education and attended a small Catholic college (Newman guide approved) with several other homeschool alumni. Several of us ended up in a really bad situation with a manipulative and abusive campus minister (emotional, financial, and sexual abuse...it was a dumpster fire); a situation that I still wonder if we were just too sheltered and naive to see clearly. He said all the right things: preferred Latin prayers, talked about Aquinas, had us do liturgy of the hours. This man recruited homeschooled women especially (to the point we made jokes about it) to his ministry team. I think that it's definitely possible to overly shelter your children to the point that it makes them vulnerable to very bad people once they're on their own.
So now I'm between those two worlds, seeing the porn and drug addictions my husband fights at his job on one hand, and living with some pretty serious scars I'm still not sure if homeschooling set me up for on the other.
All this to say...there's no magic bullet when it comes to education. You have to look at your family as an individual case and go through the whole thing with a heck of a lot of prayer and discernment. Anything else is folly. Homeschooling is the right choice for us now, but I can't say it will be I'm the future.
@@JP2GiannaT homeschooling has its issues, but I believe they can be solved by the parents. I know I am only a highschooler but I would say that the perfect scenerio for children (in the near future) is for parents to form a mini "home-school" group with other parents, and have them study from the same material (from a Catholic homeschooling program) and a personal Catholic teacher. Lets say 3 families minimum with several children near the same ages so that they can socialize during their school days. After school have them play sports or do other activities where they can socialize and stay fit. Then when they reach high-school send them to a Catholic school and by then they'll be prepared to detect any of the bs that society will want to sell them.
Starts top down. Vatican was infiltrated by the enemy a long ,long time ago. Now the pope is giving the ok for gay unions, gay pastors and trans insanity.
Holy smokes! That is incredible! Praise God. And thank you for this education.
This was a phenomenal narrative. I wish my grandmothers were still alive so I could share with them. They loved our blessed mother so much.
Very good, receive a huge Hug from Puebla, México . Brothers in faith.
The stars on the mantle also line up to the stars that were overhead at noon when the Tilma image came to be.
Yea he forgot that part very important because the Aztecs where great at astrology
Wonderfully done. I am Mexican and didn't know this much detail myself. Thank You.
There is so much to learn about Her image on the Tilma.
Also the fact that the position of the stars on Her Mantle are in the same position as they were in the sky the day She appeared.
Scientists have also discovered in Her eyes, the reflection of the people present in the room when Juan Diego opened his Tilma and dropped the roses on the floor revealing the image.
I love Our Lady of Guadalupe.
I have never visited Her shrine in Mexico City, but Every Tuesday night, with my prayer group, we gather on Zoom to pray the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Wow I have heard about certain details about this sacred tilma, but this is new to me. Wow, I was already blown away by what I already knew about it, and I’m even more astonished! Glory be to God!
I love how rich and complex everything God does is. its never simple and could be contemplated for eternity on its goodness.
So beautifully worded. I’ll have to try and remember it.
I'm happy and blessed of being Mexican because of her. I've inherited the love for Our Lady of Guadalupe from my ancestors and culture. She truly is Soooo special.
¡Viva La Virgen de Guadalupe!
She is a pagan god, you know that right?
@@ernestocarrillo7 How could she possibly be a pagan god? Did you watch the video? She came to crush paganism.
@@ernestocarrillo7
Don't disrespect Our Lord mother.
This is why Lucifer rebelled against God.
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@@sophiajohnson8608 Mary is worshiped as the queen of heaven. That’s a direct representation of a pagan god. There is no room for her on the seat of the altar of the most high. Marie’s last recorded words were “Do as He commands.” And Catholics make her equal to God if not above. Blasphemous
Muy feliz de ver una familia amiga y respetuosa de la santísima madre.
@mattfradd brother how awesome to have Mr West in your home sharing the knowledge given him to your kids. Just seeing your kids soaking it up brought tears to my eyes as I desire also to see my kids sit and learn truth in our home. Deu 6. I love it.
"When we pervert the life instinct of our sexuality, its becomes a death instinct". Thats a wonderful way to explain great evil in an ordered and loving way
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That a fake story about that image. Her real name is malinche then they change it to virgin Mary. Look her up. She's the devil her self.
Thank you for honoring our Lady of Guadalupe. Such a rich and beautiful message.
Amen, thank you, I felt a life change in me. In your beautifully created way of teaching of heaven and earth. The complete salvation in a single picture of our lady of Guadalupe, for the Native American and for all mankind, amen.
Amazing.... An amazing miracle that's still is here with us.
Wow. I so wish I had been better about teaching my children their faith growing up. This was amazing, and what a gift for your children.
Is this what a typical Tuesday looks like? This is why I want to live in Steubenville! ❤
A Mexican professor discovered sheet music on the tilma, where the notes lineup with the stars and other symbols on the image, and was able to transcribe it.
thank you for sharing this beautiful explanation about our virgin of Guadalupe! God bless!!! Merry Christmas from Mannheim Germany
Our family’s favorite is Our Lady of Guadalupe and her Juanito of course. She is so beautiful and the patroness of the unborn :) Bless our mother’s Holy womb whom gave us Jesus!
This make my hair in my body raise! Very powerful message to all the people of the world not just the Aztec's. Our Lady of Guadalupe pray for us! Glory be to God!
Hebrews 9:27 says, “People are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment.” god even said to Moses in his commandments thy shall have no other gods but me. Thy shall make no graven imagines . So following Jesus is the only way to salvation.
”Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.“
John 14:6
that man does not know the harm he is causing, praying over that family that they know how much God loves them that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. In Jesus mighty merciful name we say, amen.
@@oldschoolbussdriveComo dice el dicho, nunca falta la mosca en el plato, quien le dijo a usted que para nosotros los católicos Maria es dios, que ustedes así lo piensen es su problema de ustedes los protestantes, pero para nosotros es la madre de Dios y como madre de Él la respetamos, además si cristo es Rey, ella es Reina aunque les duela, además Dios es celoso de otro Dios, no de una imagen, su palabra es bien clara cuando nos dice en éxodo 20, 2: Yo soy yahve, tu Dios, que te sacó de Egipto.
No tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí.
No te harás escultura ni imagen alguna, ya sea de la tierra, cielo, o en las aguas, etc. No te postraras ante ellas ni les darás culto, porque yo Yahve, tu Dios, soy un Dios celoso.
Vemos pues que la palabra es bien clara, que Dios es celoso de otro Dios, por eso nos dice no tendrás otros dioses fuera de mí y nosotros los católicos sólo tenemos un sólo Dios y es Jesucristo, las imágenes de todos los santos que tenemos en nuestra iglesia simplemente son personas que entregaron su vida por Cristo y dieron a conocer su palabra en el mundo siendo un ejemplo para los demás y como tal merecen un respeto u homenaje, pero como santos, no como Dioses, pero eso los protestantes no lo quieren entender, que las imágenes no son malas porque no es literal, porque si así fuera Dios no hubiera mandado a hacer la serpiente, ni hubiera aceptado el templo de Salomón, porque tenía imagenes y tampoco en nuestros tiempos hubiera imágenes porque estaríamos desobedeciendo a Dios, por eso digo que no es literal, sino creer que una imagen ya sea de una persona, animal, astro o cosa es Dios, entoces eso es ser un idolatra, a eso se refiere Dios.
@@Juan-mo8twAgree with you 💯👏👌 this people are most probably decievers, don't see things clear
@@oldschoolbussdriveyou and cool hand, and millions around the world, worshipped the queen of England a most evil😈 being. Does that makes her your, their god? We Believe in Lady of Guadalupe but we Recognize Jesus crist as our Only God !
That was great. By the way, that necklace she's wearing is a medal with a Cross in it, it means that she is consecrated to the God bought by the Spanish settlers (Christianity) and in Aztec glyphology, wearing a necklace of something means being consecrated to it.
Thanks for sharing this Knowledge much Respect
love feeling like I am at dinner with the Fradd family lol. Happy feast day from Ontario
Where is all this in the Bible???
Amazing! Praise God for giving us such a wonderful Mother! I am not Mexican, but I love Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Thank you for the marvelous explanation.
God bless you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I just gotta say, thanks for acknowledging where the knowledge came from. In the age of covering over truths, this is quite refreshing.
I swear every 12/12 I learn something new about one of my favorite Marian apparitions. Thank you for sharing! Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
Wow! That was an unexpected gem of a discussion. 🙏✝️🌞
Noticed your older son was more interested in texting on his phone, just as most teenagers his age 😂
That's Thursday, the young man who helps put the podcast on and with social media and much else. Who knows, maybe he was working on something. But not related to Matt.
I enjoy as i see you Americans when youre takks about Mary, Glory be to the Father, greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🔥🙏
I think I fell in love with La Virgen all over again. Thank you Fradd family and Christopher West!
I m from Lebanon and we honor as Maronites our Lady of Guadalouper.Lebanon is in the middle east and it s the only arabe country where christian are realy free.our lady of Lebanon and Guadalouper protect the Christians of the middle est Amen⛪
Glory be to you and our Lebanese brothers and sisters. Stay strong. 🙂
I’m just learning about Saint Charbel you’re so lucky to be from his country!
Beautiful. Thank you. God is so good his mercy endures forever.
God bless you for explaining such a blessing to the world
Wow I am a Mexican Catholic and your explanation Is excellent! Amazing how our Religión join us ! Regards ! ...
That was excellent! I have seen so many videos on Our Lady of Guadalupe and I think this is my favorite! He did such a good job and I learned a lot that I have never heard before. So good! Thank you!
Viva Cristo Rey!
Viva La Virgen De Guadalupe!
Viva La Santa Iglesia Catolica!
Viva, meu irmão!
Que a Virgem nos proteja e proteja a nossa Santa Igreja ❤
Viva!
Chales
Amen I love this wisdom. Thank you
Amen!! Thank you sir for quite well explained!! GOD bless y’all!!
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
As a Catholic myself I never knew all details about our lady of Guadalupe and her symbols , amazing stuff , thank you for your video.
Well, you should really check them out. TH-cam alone is full of fascinating videos on Our Lady of Guadalupe, not to mention the internet!
I knew some of the symbols, but I did not know there were actual music notes. The most fascinating part is the pregnancy belt, because when she appeared, it would’ve been close to Christmas, just a couple of weeks.
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Even more fascinating is when the Tilma is viewed in the negative picture, above the moon the end of Our Lady's gown looks exactly like a child in the womb on an ultrasound!
Wow, how beautiful she is. I just got chills. TY
That’s beautiful what you explained… thanks for explaining God bless you.
GRAAACIAS.!!
Muchas gracias por tu explicación, soy Mexicano.
Muchas gracias por tu explicación gracias
God bless the people’s of the America’s and our Mexican brothers and sisters today, our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!
This is so deep. Not being Roman Catholic, I had never heard this explanation before...
Praise Jesus. 15M illiterate people came to know Jesus through this beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadeloupe.
God is so good his mercy endures forever. Amen.
The Catholic Vatican is a Serpent their god is Lucifer who got kicked out of heaven and trapped Gods angel in a host body called the flesh and now theres a war inside Flesh (earthly) vs Spirit (Heavenly)
Only Jesus can save us by Accepting we are sinners and repenting and Accepting the Free Gift
Worship of the Virgin is Death
Jesus saids worship me in Spirit and Truth
We are both Good and Evil,,Spirit and Flesh,,of Heaven and the Earth only Jesus can heal making you One/whole
There's a Good you and a Bad you
Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
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@@Spiritof76Catholic these are all lies. If you were just read your Bible, you will know that God does not share his glory with anyone. God chose a woman at that time, so that Jesus can step down from heaven and be born with flesh and become our savior Mary has no title she was just chosen.- if this is so true why don’t you make Moses🎱 😄 up there like Mary what about Noah that he sacrifice and made a giant boat by himself and his family what’s wrong with you? People don’t you read the Bible there is so many godly people in the Bible I love all of them, we are human and all who are born our sinners that’s why we need a savior and that is Jesus Christ and yes Mary is a sinner. Also, she falls in that crowd to gory.-God even said there is no one righteous no, not one
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There is much more to say about the image so google it for more amazing information. One thing I learned was that when Mary told Juan Diego her name to tell the bishop it was an Indian name that meant the one who crushes the serpent. The serpent was one of the main Aztec gods. But when he told the bishop, it sounded to the bishop like Guadalupe. That was a shrine in Castile, Spain where the 14:35 bishop came from and the roses she told Juan Diego to gather were Castilian roses that were not native to Mexico and would not have been blooming in December. So in this way Mary sent a private message to the bishop, as well as her image on the tilma.
This was really special. Have a Merry CHRISTmass and a blessed day 🙏
We did a first Spanish mass at our Cathedral today, in Marquette, Mi. Our Bishop said entire Mass in Spanish, it was a privilege to serve the Mass once again.
I live in the UP, too! I didn't know they were starting Spanish Mass in MQT, that's great!
FASCINATING!!
Absolutely fascinating
Lots of history thanks for sharing the knowledge of this great miracle of the queen 👸🏻 of the Americas and the world 🌎
Wow how interesting, I was totally engrossed,Mary has been and is a massive part of my life and thankyou for your knowledge l have learnt so much.thankyou and god bless❤
Appreciate your time explaining the meaning of Our Lady of Guadalupe🙏❤️Pray for us us dear Lady of Guadalupe 🙏🙏🙏
Vow!!! This is truly enlightening!! Our Lady of Guadalupe continues to fascinate and inspire me with so many insights into this heavenly image of Hers🙏
Oh I just woke up SWNM usa. I am so Grateful right now. Thank you for sharing. I am catholic. I ALSO have wondered who THIS Fatima lady of Guadeloupe who WEEPING HERE in NM would attract thousands of us to visit, to observe to wonder to believe BUT I DIDNT UNDERSTAND!!!!
I DO NOW. isn't life rich learing at home. ?
Absolutely perfect GOD BLESS YOU! THANK YOU
WOW Amazing. Thank you so much for posting
Thanks for sharing this important message ❤
God Bless You All 🙏🏻
Amazing. I’m Chamorro from Guam. This is what I’ve been missing, what I’ve lacked in my understanding, in my own historical knowledge of the Immaculate Mary art in my own culture.
Our Lady of Guadalupe mother of God Jesus Christ , pray for us .🙏❤️🇵🇭
You made me cry😢❤, you made me understand her even more ...I thank you as a Mexican meztizo
Thank you for sharing this, Matt! God bless
I am Mexican. It is really a shame that Christopher does NOT know anything about the History of the Spanish conquest! They were sent by a devoted Catholic Queen ( Isabel l). She sent not only soldiers but also priests and lay people. The spanish mixed with the mexicans . They married, firmed families. They founded universities and schools. They didn’t just abused women (some did and got in trouble). Mexicans were and are not ashamed of being mestizos. Better that than being massacre like the native US and Canadians by the English. Those were and are still are the pirates who kill and abuse people. Christopher should stick to teaching the Theology of the body that he has been studying well for so long.
Sounds like you’re a liberal. The Native American death toll in the US was caused by diseases like smallpox, which according to some estimates had an 80-90% fatality rate in Native American populations.
What a wonderful explanation, from a person not educated in the cult of Mary. The Virgin Mary is an interesting figure, from every point of view, and studying her is fascinating.
Very well explained I applaud you god bless