Our Lady of Guadalupe welcomes Christians fleeing Iraq - A Moment with Mary

* June 9 – Mary Mother of Grace (France)  * Our Lady of Guadalupe welcomes Christians fleeing Iraq --- An initiative of the Association Mary of Nazareth  June 9 – Mary Mother of Grace (France)  Our Lady of Guadalupe welcomes Christians fleeing Iraq From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository It is a strong symbol for the Iraqis: two statues of the Virgin of Guadalupe from Mexico have just arrived in Iraq, a gift to the Christian refugees from the Catholic social movement Unión de Voluntades, in association with Aid to the Church in Need - Mexico (AED-M). The People of Mexico want to sow some hope and love among the persecuted Christians in the Middle East and increase the devotion to the Patroness of the Americas worldwide. In the summer of 2014, many local Christian communities welcomed hundreds of refugee families driven out of Mosul and Qaraqosh (Iraq) by the self-proclaimed jihadist Islamic State (IS), as they refused to renounce their faith and convert to Islam. Teresa García Paquet, from AED, cried as she shared her story, saying that many nuns have had to walk the Way of the Cross alongside thousands of people forced to abandon their land. "What we experienced can only be faced through faith," the nuns said. Adapted by the Mary of Nazareth Team Source: Siame www.aleteia.org  English: Our Lady of Guadalupe in Notre Dame, Paris, France (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.   . Share A Moment with Mary and give your loved ones the opportunity to discover a new aspect of the mystery of the Mother of God each day.