"Am I not here who am your Mother?"

On the scenic drive, we passed thousands of houses that were built following the devastating Mexico City earthquake of September 19th, 1985. More than 30,000 people perished in that terrible tragedy. Incredibly, there was another devastating earthquake in 2017 on the same day- September 19th, and yet another in 2022, again on September 19th. In fact, Mexico has suffered 10 earthquakes in different years, on September 19th.

Then, we visited the pyramids in Teotihuacan.

We then went to the city of Tulpetlac. It is in this location where the 5th apparition occurred. This apparition was to Saint Juan Bernadino, the uncle of Juan Diego. We celebrated Mass in the church of Santa Maria where the apparition took place.

This first picture marks the exact location where the apparition occurred.

This painting depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe curing the gravely ill Saint Juan Bernadino. Juan Diego urgently sought help for his uncle, and the Blessed Virgin comforted him with the words "Am I not your Mother?"

We then traveled to a different location for a fascinating presentation on some of the plant life in Mexico.

After that, we had the opportunity for a great lunch and cut loose and had a good time.