Today, December 12, the feast of the Theotokos of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas
No longer shall the New World lie wounded in useless blood sacrifice, for she who is clothed with the sun has revealed the Son to us. O Mother of the Americas, imprint His Name upon our hearts, just as you wove your image into the cactus cloth. Teach your children to cry out: O Christ God, our hope, glory to You!
(Kontakion, The Theotokos of Guadalupe)