Our Lady of Guadalupe

Science Sees What Mary Saw From Juan Diego’s Tilma ZENIT

Digital technology is giving new leads for understanding a phenomenon that continues to puzzle science: the mysterious eyes of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The image, imprinted on the tilma of a l6th-century peasant, led millions of indigenous Indians in Mexico to convert to the Catholic faith. Earlier this month in Rome, results of research into the famed image were discussed by engineer José Aste Tonsmann of the Mexican Center of Guadalupan Studies during a conference at Pontifical Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum. For over 20 years, this graduate in environmental systems engineering at Cornell University has studied the image of the Virgin left on the rough maguey-fiber fabric of Juan Diego's tilma. What intrigued Tonsmann most were the eyes of the Virgin.

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Watch GUADALUPE: A LIVING IMAGE On EWTN(Eternal Word Television Network) 12/14 at 5:00 AM ET their channel finder.Just type in your zip code. EWTN CHANNEL FINDER You can watch EWTN livstream at ewtn.com Monsignor Eduardo Chavez, postulator of the cause for canonization of Juan Diego, discusses the authentic historical accounts of Juan Diego and the apparitions of Our Lady and the Miracle of Guadalupe.