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.

Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.

Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.