Dedication Of A Child To Our Lady Of Guadalupe

Dearest Mary, Your message of compassion and tenderness on Tepeyac Hill floated gently like a soothing lullaby into the bright, golden morning. Softly, you called out to Juan Diego, "your least son," a man in his middle years, yet innocent and childlike at heart. Through him, you beckoned all your children to come to you, the ever-virgin Mother of God, to see you as a mother who wished only to express a mother’s love. You promised to provide all they needed, offering help and protection, strength and solace. As a lasting gift, you left us your own extraordinary image, unmade by any human hand. Today we bring to you our child (I offer __________ my) (yet unborn). May this little one forever know and cherish you as holy Mary, Mother of the true God, in whom we find our existence. May this new soul, freshly given life by the Creator, be as the spirit of Juan Diego, simple, pure, and good. Dear Lady of Guadalupe, touch this tender petal of our hearts with the delicate roses of Tepeyac, that fragrant joy and peace may accompany them throughout their earthly journey, reminding each person of you and sweetly inviting them to your welcoming heart. Embrace this child as your own, lovely and gentle Lady, wrapped in the mantle of your care, until the day when in a new land, all your children unite with you, their merciful mother, eternally praising and thanking God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.