Marian devotion
The Virgin who spoke in Nahuatl
Mexico City
The Virgin spoke the language of the indigenous people, not that of the Spaniards.
When the Virgin Mary spoke to Juan Diego, she did so in Nahuatl, the language of the indigenous people. Not in Spanish, the language of the conquerors.
"Am I not your mother?" she said to him in Nahuatl. Juan Diego did not understand Spanish, so the Virgin spoke in his language so that he could understand her perfectly.
The missionaries were surprised: the Virgin had chosen to speak in the language of the people, not in the language of power.
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