Archbishop Gomez pens pastoral letter ahead of 500th Guadalupe anniversary

In a new pastoral letter, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles calls on Catholics to prepare for the 500th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2031 as a time of spiritual renewal and a new missionary awakening in the Americas.

Titled “The Wonder of America,” the archbishop’s letter is a sweeping, often personal 20,000-word reflection on what the apparitions mean historically for the Christian mission in the Americas and for the spiritual lives of believers today.

Central to the letter is Archbishop Gomez’s belief that the Guadalupe apparitions represent “the true origin story for the United States and the nations of the Americas.”

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