Fr. Ambrose Criste: Why Did the Gospel Fail… Until Our Lady of Guadalupe Appeared? 🌹✝️ скачать в хорошем качестве

Fr. Ambrose Criste: Why Did the Gospel Fail… Until Our Lady of Guadalupe Appeared? 🌹✝️

This video features a talk by our Father, curated, purposefully selected and shared for faith, education, and reflection. This clip is about the background and cultural context behind the Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) 🇲🇽✨—basically: who the people of Mesoamerica were before the Spanish arrived, what they believed, and why Guadalupe’s message changed everything. A priest interviews an expert in anthropology and pre-Hispanic history 🧠📜. The expert explains that “Mesoamerica” was a millennia-old civilization (not just “the Aztecs”)—with major cultures like the Maya 🏛️🌿 and Teotihuacan 🧱🌞. The Mexica/Aztecs arrived later, started as outsiders, and eventually built power in Tenochtitlán through conquest and tribute ⚔️🏙️. A key point is their intense religiosity: their worldview included many deities and a deep fear that the universe could collapse 🌍😰. The expert says human sacrifice, while shocking to us, wasn’t simply “bloodlust” 🩸—but (in their mindset) a desperate religious attempt to “keep the world running” and satisfy the gods 🕯️⛩️. Then comes the turning point: after the conquest (1521), the people were crushed and traumatized—they lost land, stability, families, and identity 💔🌪️. Into that suffering, Guadalupe appears with the famous motherly message: “Do not be afraid… am I not here, I who am your Mother?” 👩‍👧‍👦🌹🕊️ The expert argues this was the “spark” that made evangelization finally take root 🔥✝️: the people weren’t just forced into something—they embraced it, leading to the massive baptisms described in early accounts 💧🙏. They also discuss Nahuatl culture and texts—especially the “Nican Mopohua” (“Here it is told…”) 📖🪶—a foundational written account of the apparitions. And they highlight how Guadalupe became inseparable from Mexican identity—so strong that people even joke: “He may not believe, but he’s still Guadalupano” 😅🇲🇽. One more powerful theme: devotion to Guadalupe uniquely unites rich and poor—people praying shoulder to shoulder 🙏🤝—in a way even national celebrations can’t. In short: this is about how Guadalupe spoke directly into a wounded culture’s deepest fears and hopes—bringing comfort, identity, and the Gospel in a way that transformed a whole nation 🌹✨✝️🕊️. #FrAmbroseCriste #CatholicSermon #CatholicTeaching #CatholicFaith #CatholicTruth #ChristianFaith #ChristianSermon #SpiritualWarfare #GuardianAngel #HolyAngels #StMichaelArchangel #AngelicProtection #FaithOverFear #PrayerLife #InteriorLife #CatholicYouTube #ChristCentered #FaithAndTruth #JesusChrist #TrustInGod