Between Heaven, "the place of refreshment, light and peace."
and Hell the abode of eternal torment,
there is, till the day of general judgement, a middle state, called Purgatory,
for those Souls that depart this life justified, but still in need of final purification.
In this place of punishment and purification, of justice and mercy,
dwell the Souls that have venial sins to expiate,
or temporal punishment to undergo, or both.
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe is a celebrated Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary held to have miraculously appeared to Saint Juan Diego.
Catholic tradition and beliefs holds that on December 9, 1531, Juan Diego, a recently converted Aztec peasant had a vision of a young woman on a Tepeyac desert hill on the way to Holy Mass. The lady in the vision asked him to build a church where they stood on the hill. Upon informing Bishop Juan de Zumárraga of the apparition, Juan's request was denied and the bishop asked for proof.
Juan Diego later crossed the Tepeyac Hill again to visit his sick uncle when the lady appeared again. The lady had reminded Juan Diego of the request, and insisted that his sick uncle was now healed. The lady then instructed Juan Diego to go to the hill top, where he found Castillian roses, which were native to the Bishop's hometown, and did not bloom in winter. Juan Diego picked the roses and carried them in his tilma cloak, and delivered them to the bishop, where an imprint of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe
