We celebrated yesterday, since today was likely to be chaotic and busy. Nevertheless, we had a nice time!
Earlier in the week, we honored Juan Diego's feastday by enjoying blackbean soup and tostadas for dinner. We told the story of Juan Diego and his encounter with Our Lady. We learned about the *tilma*, a cloak worn by the people of Mexico in the 16th century and before. The tilma is a cloak that is both utilitarian and expressive of social status. From Wiki: Several different types of the garment were in use, designed for the various classes in society. Upper classes wore a tilmà tli of cotton cloth knotted over the right shoulder, while the middle class used a tilmà tli made of ayate fibre, a coarse fabric derived from the threads of the maguey cactus. It was knotted over the left shoulder. The lower classes knotted the garment behind the neck, where it could serve for carrying.
Those in the middle castes, as we all like to see ourselves even today, wore their tilmas tied at the side of their shoulder: A hint of regal cloak, but a hint of utilitarian apron. Such was Diego's tilma.
Earlier in the week, we honored Juan Diego's feastday by enjoying blackbean soup and tostadas for dinner. We told the story of Juan Diego and his encounter with Our Lady. We learned about the *tilma*, a cloak worn by the people of Mexico in the 16th century and before. The tilma is a cloak that is both utilitarian and expressive of social status. From Wiki: Several different types of the garment were in use, designed for the various classes in society. Upper classes wore a tilmà tli of cotton cloth knotted over the right shoulder, while the middle class used a tilmà tli made of ayate fibre, a coarse fabric derived from the threads of the maguey cactus. It was knotted over the left shoulder. The lower classes knotted the garment behind the neck, where it could serve for carrying.
Those in the middle castes, as we all like to see ourselves even today, wore their tilmas tied at the side of their shoulder: A hint of regal cloak, but a hint of utilitarian apron. Such was Diego's tilma.
We also took a trip to Sacred Heart Church, where there are many paintings of the saints of the Americas. One pic is a wonderful painting of Juan Diego with Our Lady spilling roses from his cloak.
The church already had a 3 foot framed print of Our Lady at the pulpit, in anticipation for today's services. We spent some time saying prayers, lighting candles in the grotto, and exploring the sanctuary. Big Sis said some prayers for us while we knelt in the grotto: Hail Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer for Life, and a blessing by St. Therese of the Child Jesus. 
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