Mary, the Eclipse of the Apocalypse, a Commentary of Revelation 12
Of recent my eldest daughter beautifully colored an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It made me ponder about this particular apparition of our Lady. Our Lady of Guadalupe is perhaps the most biblical and apocalyptic apparition of all Marian apparitions - perhaps even more than Fatima in form as it best conveys the image of Apocalypse 12. As a family we had the gift of traveling North for a day to see the Eclipse. It was a worthy sight. My Bride and I have made the journey to witness this marvelous Sign now twice. Once in 2017 and now with our whole family in 2024. The Woman with twelve stars on her head as a crown (corona) crying out in pain in the wilderness giving birth which the Dragon was out to devour (cf. Rev 12). John’s apocalyptic image of a Woman in suffering birth pains is an image of both Mary and the Church - first Mary, without whom we would be without a Church. "12 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet,...
