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The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe addressed those words to Juan Diego to assure him his uncle would be safe. She took care of that matter so that Juan could proceed to follow her instructions to gather the proof to convince the local bishop to build a church at her request. Juan gathered those flowers blooming in plain desert. She arranged them in his tilma and asked him to show this only to the bishop. He went, and he was surprised that on his tilma was the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The gospel today furthers the agenda of preparation for the coming of Jesus in Bethlehem and His second coming: the example of St. John the Baptist introduces us to the value of humility, toughness and fortitude to struggle.