Amid the pain and suffering, God remains present in our hearts. No matter how much we wail and shake our fists, He will abide with us.

In his homily for the feast, Pope Francis denounced the exclusion of so many people “from the train of life.”

While other manifestations of Mary claim at most a region or country, Guadalupe is the only one to reign over two continents.

We need not see prayer as activity for a solo operator only.

His point was that a mundane action, carried out in a disciplined way, can be transformative. So it is with prayer.