The morning call., 1892-12-13
THE FEAST OF GUADALUPE.
Observed in the Spanish Church.
Story of the Apparifiou

In the church of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Broadway and Mason street, the feast Of
the "Apparition of the Guadalupana" was
celebrated yesterday with impressive cere-
monies.
At 1880 A. NJ the church was crowded
with the Spanish American residents of
San Francisco. every pew being filed, while
numbers who could not find seats stood in
the aisles and filled the space between the
pews and the door,
The church decorations were simply per-
feet Vases filed with rotted palms, hya-
cinths, Bermuda lilies and roses were placed
artistically on each of the affairs. the whole
looking as if some large conservatory had
been emptied of its fora for the occasion.
Over the blessed Virgins altar is copy
OF the picture which tradition says was
painted miraeulously 36I years ago. The
picture represents the Virgin Mary coming
out of a white cloud, while PROSTATE before
her Is an Aztec dressed in the homely garb
Of his people.
The story of the appariion which the
Spanish-Amerieans COMMUNICATED yester-
day is as follows:
On the morning of December 9, 1851, an
Indian named Juan Diego was on his way
from Quatliiac town about twelve miles
north of the City of Mexico. to hear mass
IN the Church OF st. James in the barrio OF
TlateloIco.
AT the dawn of the morning as he passed
the slope of a hill near the city there burst
upon ms ears the melody of innnmerable
birds which like choruses responded to each
other in enchanting harmony.
Raising his eyes to spot where lie thought
the singing came from he saw white and
brilliant cloud, surrounded by q rainb)w
produced by an excessive light and srlendor
as II springing directly from the center Of
the clouds. The singing ceased. The Indian
heard himself called by name. and looking
saw coming cut Of the cloud most beauti-
full woman.
The lady addressed the Indian in the
Aztec language. telling him that she was
the Virgin Mary. and asked him to go to the
Bishop of Mexico and tell him that it was
her pleasure that he build temple where
she then stood.
The Indian started on his errand immedi-
ately. but when Bishop Don Fray Juan
Zumansga heard the messengers tale, be
considered 1t the fgment of a disordered
Imagination, and 10 get rid of the impor-
tunity OF the Indian told him he would in
qulre into the matter and TO cali again.
Juan Diego returned to the lady with the
Bishop's reply, when she sent him again to
the Bishop next day. and this time the
Bishop told the Indian to tell the lady to
send him some token.
The Indian returned with the Bishops
on hill and pick up the roses he should
md there and bring them to her.
Juan Diego obeyed, and going up on a
rock he found garden of Castiian roses,
fresh and fragrant. and gathering them in
his tllma or cloak he brought them to the
lady.
She took them In her hand rs if to form a
bouquet, then-put them back in TO tie cloak.
saying: This is the token that thou shalt
bring to the Bishop and tell him that by
this he shall do what order"
When Juan Diego entered the Bishops
presence be said: There is the token that
thou waBtest and which the lady sends TO
thee, and letting the lower edge of his
cloak loose, down fell the roses, rolling off
on the floor, while on the back of the cloak
was painted the image of the Virgin.
The Bishop attributed the painting to a
supernatural cause and Immediately COM
meneod the erection Of the desired temple
while lie placed the painting over the main
altar OF his pro-cathedrai.
Inc cloak on which the painting was
made was of the fiber of a palm tree. from
which material the poorer class Of Indians
manufacture some of their clothing
HE drawing OF the picture, despite the
CONDITIONS OF the texture, represents a beau
tful Indian girl. and the greatest painters
OF Mexico have declared themselves incap-
able of drawing anything equal to it.
The eelebTant of the mass was Rev,
Sanlandreu; Rev. Father Prida, deacon;
Rev. T. Alnetts, sub-deaeon, and Rev.
Father Romans. master of ceremonies
The sermon was preached by Rev. Father
Nhadomnt. The text was from Canticles
ii:xii: The flowers have appeared In our
land; the time of pruning is come"
The music was the same as published ia
Sunday CALL, the most striking feature
being Miss Eeuer's singing of the ave
Maria. aud Mr.. Morrissy's 80 Salutaris."