Spanish Guadalupe Mary Funeral Prayer Holy Card

Remember your loved ones in prayer with this beautiful traditional Spanish image of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe The Virgin of Guadalupe with the Four Apparitions 1773 Nicolás Enríquez Mexican When Nicolás Enríquez painted this copy of the Virigin of Guadalupe in 1773, it was the most widely venerated sacred image in New Spain. Here, the miraculous image is encircled by four scenes that attest to its divine origin. They record the Virgin’s three appearances to the Indian Juan Diego at Tepeyac, near Mexico City, and culminate in the revelation of her image imprinted on his cloak. An inscription reveals that this copy was sanctified by contact with the original in 1789, sixteen years after it was painted and four years after its owner returned to Spain. (Credit: MetropolitanMuseum.org) Prayer on the back: English Translation: Prayer to the Virgin of Guadalupe Oh beloved Virgin of Guadalupe, mystical rose, intercede for us before your Son and get thanks for us We ask you. In moments of anguish defend us from the forces of our enemies, and at the time from our death receive our soul in heaven. Amen.