Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 12 is our lady of Guadalupe’s feast day. I generally try to attend mass or at least visit the church to thank her for all the things that she has done for me. But I was surprised when I went to my favorite church and discovered that it was locked. Usually, the church has always been open for special occasions. I just assumed that if I went to church, the door would be open but it wasn’t. Perhaps, locking the church is a sign of the times. But I still wanted to talk to the Blessed Virgin, so I went to another church. It also was locked. Luckily, a small chapel next to it was open and I managed to spend a few minutes in there to thank the Blessed Virgin for bringing us home safely from our trip to the Rio Grande Valley and to ask her for more favors. Lately, I have pestered her a lot, but I know that somehow she will come through and answer my prayers.