The Virgin Mary is one of the greatest expressions that the Catholic Church has throughout the world, there are countries in which there are a large number of devotees and followers of the various dedications of the Virgin Mary, let us know today, here in this article on the History and Devotion to the Virgin of the Smile.
Virgin of the Smile
The Catholic Church is characterized by following and imparting the teachings of Jesus when he was on earth, all these words were given to the disciples and all the people who came to listen to the word of God, in addition, the Church is characterized by also offering the adoration of the saints who lived and died to bring the word of God to far away places, also to the Virgin Mary recognizing her as the mother of God.
One of the main venerations offered in the world is to the Virgin Mary, being represented by various invocations dedicated to the Virgin Mary, varying according to the country or the miracle performed in the place, standing out mainly in Latin America, in this case it stands out the Virgin of the Smile, very popular by some believers for providing help and also comfort.
History
The story of the Virgin of the Smile begins in the middle of the year 1886, when a girl known as Therese of Lisieux was seriously ill, therefore, the girl decides to cry out to the Virgin Mary but not to any image but to the one that she belonged to her family and they normally dedicated prayer and worship exclusively to her.
The image of the Virgen de la Sonrisa is considered as a gift with a beautiful and very characteristic smile. The story begins when the girl Teresita, who was 10 years old, was at the house of her maternal uncles, her mother had died 5 years earlier and was under the care of relatives, during a visit she became seriously ill, where she experienced a lot of nervous tremors.
She also suffered the death of her aunt who considered her her second mother, this type of situation is important to highlight because, being a girl, the event did not go unnoticed and it affected her considerably, feeling a great depression that affected her health to such an extent that experienced a setback in her life, where she had to be pampered like a baby, the family was very worried about her situation.
Approaching the date of the celebration of Our Lady of Victory, the young Teresita was delirious calling her mother, all her brothers stood around her to pray and at that moment she made the decision to ask the virgin of her family to return her smile and erase her sadness.
He began to implore the image of the Virgin that was close to him, praying fervently every day, his love for God grew greatly, but he dedicated himself every day to begging daily, one day his prayers were heard and he felt healing, but He did not realize it until he was asking for other things, when he turned his face he saw that the virgin smiled at him, describing what happened in his diary:
“At that moment all my sorrows were gone, two thick tears rolled down my cheeks and fell down my face, they were tears of pure joy… Ah! I thought, the Blessed Virgin smiled at me, I am happy… (…) It was because of her, because of her intense prayers, that I had the grace of the smile of the Queen of Heaven… ”
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Like many stories of the virgins venerated in all countries, the Virgin of the Smile appears in an event that took place where three little shepherds who were doing their great evangelizing work, the virgin appeared to them and announced:
“The Immaculate Heart is going to triumph in the world after much suffering”
In the same way, he appeared to the young Santa Teresita, who managed to experience the virgin's smile in a very sweet way and knew that she had received the miracle for which she prayed so much. When this happened, Teresita was very impressed because she had never seen such beauty in the virgin as she was experiencing it that day, being a face completely full of goodness and also very sweet.
Upon experiencing this fact, the presence of the virgin, he could feel how all his sorrows were erased and also forgetting, feeling peace in his heart, reaching the depths of his heart, it was such a feeling that he cried with joy.
Prayer to the Virgin of the Smile
The Virgin Mary is one of the main venerations by the Catholic Church, being very characteristic for her devotion in several Latin American countries, to the point of having a large number of representative virgins from each region and country. In the world there are a large number of followers of the mother of Jesus, offering prayers on specific days for each of her, let us know the prayer of her the Virgin of the Smile that is also very popular.
Mother of almighty God, you oh little Virgin, please have mercy on me
look how I feel, I'm depressed, I feel afflicted, I'm sad and
I feel alone.You, oh Virgin of the Smile, give me back my spirits,
the desire to live and hope.Do not turn away from me in this moment of depression
I no longer want to live and much less to continue fighting.I ask you just as you helped Santa Teresita
You freed her from her great ailment, you removed depression and freed her from sadness,
I ask you to reach me the consolation and do not forget me
By the blood of Christ that has power I declared today that I am healed of painYou my dear Virgin of the Smile, I ask you Mother of Jesus and your Mother of mine,
you who raised the savior of this world, your son Jesus
during Teresita's depression and you granted her the grace
you helped her to heal, intercede for me and for all of us who suffer
sickness of the soul and of the psyche, so that the Lord
Grant the health we so long for. For Jesus Christ,
Our Lord.Amen.
Pray an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be
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