THE LORD OF MIRACLES
History and reflection
The month of October is dyed in Peru, but especially in Lima, in purple, the color of the Nazarene religious, under the rule of Carmen barefoot, guard the sacred image of Santo Cristo de Pachacamilla, better known as Lord of Miracles, the divine patron of the City of Kings and protector of all the nation's capital is the earthy, placed between the Pacific and the colossal Andes unfathomable. The purple month is rightly called "Peruvian Lent," because all he is committed to consider the mystery of our redemption in Jesus Crucified and His saving Passion. It is for this reason that, by special privilege of the Holy See, the law of the Lenten fast, common to all Catholics, forcing Peruvians on Friday October instead of before Easter. The procession accompanying the Lord of Miracles and that religious expression is more regular in the world, Catholicism is a plebiscite. Leave it true of the rich kaleidoscope of a country race mestizo, in which diversity is a wealth devotees also come from all social classes and all conditions, because at the picture painted by a black slave can not be the respecter of persons piling up political power reverent knee over Purple Christ, undisputed King of Peru.
This devotion that Peruvians where they carry it out in the most unexpected latitudes as an unmistakable sign of his identity, was born in the most humble, one of the barracks where his life went by black slaves angolas called (being the origin of the Portuguese colony of Angola) in the neighborhood of Pachacamilla Lima, where he flourished the ancient and noble civilization of Pachacamac before the English arrived. There was a brotherhood founded by the men in the middle of the seventeenth century. One of them, whom he was good brushes, painted in tempera on one of the four walls without cement, which was its meeting place, a Christ on the cross to satisfy the devotion of their brethren. His worship, in the middle of a city so devoted and self-righteous and sinful as laughing would have gone unnoticed had it not been for one of those periodic earthquakes that look like warnings Lima from heaven calling to repentance.
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2:45 pm on November 13, 1655 when a terrible earthquake shook Lima and the port of Callao, demolishing most of the buildings and causing thousands of deaths. The angolas barracks came down, but miraculously none of them perished. Rose from the rubble unscathed wall where Christ was painted Pachacamilla, though nobody noticed it until fifteen years later, when Antonio Leon, a resident of the parish of San Sebastian, discovered the image and began to worship it, building a chapel for shelter. She began to attend the devotees, above all to know that Leo had been miraculously cured of a malignant tumor that caused him terrible headaches. The influx of the faithful was that, under the pretext of devotion, began to cause certain disorders and mix with other acts of piety that had nothing to do with religion. Civil authority, according to the church, decided to end the cult and ordered to erase the image. Between 6 and 13 September 1671, an official delegation, accompanied by a detachment of soldiers, appeared before the shrine to comply. Several times he tried to destroy the painting and many other implementers failed, feeling paralyzed when they were face to face with the transcript of the Crucified. People began to raise their protests, which reached the ears of the Count de Lemos, viceroy of Peru. The latter, who was very religious man, revoked the order to see what happened in a clear sign from God. The next day, September 14, the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, celebrated the first mass to which he was beginning to be called Lord of the Miracles or Wonderland. There was great competition for people, coming from all parts of the city. Since then the devotion did nothing but increase. With the concurrence of the Viceroy was appointed Chief Steward of the "Ermita del Santo Cristo de los Milagros" Don Juan de Quevedo and Zarate. The place was so under the protection of civil and canon law. The Count de Lemos did build the wall and place an altar under it, and build what was called the Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Pared.
But the October 20, 1687, at 4:45 am, another earthquake struck Lima and Callao, destroying almost the entire city and its port. All the architectural magnificence of the great metropolis of the overseas English Empire disappeared in minutes. At 6:30, a replica as intense as the original quake finally tear down what he had survived. The chapel of Santo Cristo and chapel collapsed, but the wall the picture came back to save themselves from ruin, being inexplicably standing. Butler then Antuñano Don Sebastian, he of his own money to rebuild the shrine and ordered a copy on canvas and oil painting of Christ in procession Pachacamilla to remove 18 and 19 October each year, in memory of the terrible earthquake to ask for mercy for Lima. Today is going in those days the Lord of Miracles, while devotees sing these lines that scream Peruvians whenever the earth quakes:
and your rigor!
For Blessed Mother,
mercy, Lord!
Antuñano Don Sebastian, by the end of his days, he became acquainted with Mother Antonia Lucia of the Holy Spirit, a pious founder in Callao the name of the College of the Nazarene. Failing this by intrigues of the benefactors, he moved to Lima, where in 1700 he donated Antuñano land he owned in Pachacamilla and the sanctuary of the Holy Christ, that established his pious in those who would be responsible for the custody and maintaining it. Mother Antonia founded Therefore, a new community of Nazareth, who wore purple habit, color that distinguished since the devotees of the Lord of Miracles, although it took years to be recognized as pious by the authority. It was under the rule of the second superior and successor of Mother Antonia, Sister Josefa de la Providencia when approval was obtained from the Crown and Rome. In 1720, King Philip V gave a royal decree authorizing the erection of the pious. Seven years later, Pope Benedict XIII issued shortly by approving the establishment of the Nazarene, bringing it under the rule of the Carmelite nuns, canonically established as a monastery and closing, which was solemnly opened on March 11, 1730. A new and tremendous test to experience the capital was founded by Pizarro. On October 28, 1746 at 10:30 pm, shook the most catastrophic earthquake in its history, which was accompanied by a terrible tsunami that engulfed the Callao and killed almost all of its 5,000 inhabitants (only survived 300). For the second time in less than sixty years, Lima was almost totally devastated. The horror caused by this phenomenon quake was a prelude to discover Europe on the occasion of the Lisbon earthquake, which was to take place there in nine years. Curious fact was that an equestrian statue of King Felipe V, who was stationed at the Stone Bridge on the River Rimac, collapsed (the news of the death of the king had come to Lima). Well, for the third time, the image of Santo Cristo de Pachacamilla remained unscathed amid the general destruction. It was decided that each year would also in procession on October 28 in memory of the earthquake. And today is that day at the close of the purple month by the last ride of the Lord of Miracles in their city. The monastery of the Nazarene was rebuilt and built the magnificent new church by Catalan Viceroy Manuel de Amat y Junyent, the Marquis de Castellbell, which can be seen as its major benefactor along with Don Sebastian Antuñano.
After reviewing the history of the origin of this great devotion, they should consider what it means and what its devotees undertake penance, sacrifice and supernatural things. Life is not easy, but it becomes bearable when we see the light of God, who, despite everything, always provident care to all who love him. Today it is fashionable to a rationalism that refuses to read in natural phenomena and events that God wants to tell us through them. But those who have a simple faith and know that nothing solid just happen and that Our Lord uses even the tragedies to instruct in order to our salvation. He did in biblical times and continues today as the arrogant human race believes and stands so far ahead with so much self-sufficiency. God is the Lord of History. The devotion of the Lord of Miracles, so tied to the telluric history of a people, is a treasure that teaches us all to live in harmony with the God who is not vague and abstract god of the philosophers and scientists, but who became man and went to that blessed Cross from which reigns over Lima and all Peruvians wherever they are through his blessed image of Christ Morado.
Novena Lord of Miracles
For signal (+) of Santa Cruz, our (+) save us from foes (+) Lord our God. (+) In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, God and true man, Creator, Father and my redeemer. As you who you are, infinite goodness, and because I love above all things, I regret with all my heart for having offended. I firmly resolve never to sin, turn away from all occasions of offending you, confess it, and meet me outside the penance imposed. Amen.
Preparatory Prayer
Adorabilísimo Crucified Jesus, Son of the living God, who have come from heaven to earth, and you have sacrificed and died on a Cross to save us, I will admit to my true God, My Father my Savior and my Redeemer, my only hope in life and in death, and my only salvation possible in time and eternity. I have for unworthy me, O Lord my God, to appear before your Majesty by my great misery and many faults, but I regret them and trusting in your great mercy, I come to Thee, Almighty God and true Lord of Miracles , humbly beseeching dignéis you to use your omnipotence, working miracles of mercy for me and all of us. Merciful Lord veneer
your righteous indignation caused by our sins, calm the anger of the earth, sea, and the elements that we are not liable to earthquakes, storms, plagues, wars or other calamities that continually threaten us libradnos, our most loving Savior, from all harm and danger to life and death, and done the most of your miracles for us, making love and serve you in such a way in this world that we deserve see you and enjoy the heaven, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit live and reináis God, One and Three, in infinite glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Appease Lord thy wrath,
Your righteousness and your rigor,
by Blessed Mother,
Mercy Lord!
considerations for each day the ninth
DAY ONE
Consideration of the excellence of this devotion
DAY TWO
Consideration of the need to go to the Lord of Miracles
THIRD DAY
Consideration on the property we are in the Lord of Miracles
FOURTH DAY
Consideration of the comforts we have in the Lord of Miracles
FIFTH DAY
Consideration on the confidence we have in the Lord of Miracles
SIXTH DAY
Consideration of the virtues it teaches us the Lord of Miracles
SEVENTH DAY
Consideration on the passion of Jesus Christ the Lord of Miracles
EIGHTH DAY
Consideration on the Death of Jesus Christ the Lord of Miracles
NINTH DAY
Consideration on the Resurrection of the Lord of Miracles
Jesus will appear the cursed and crucified him, the impious and sacrilegious of all ages who insulted him, all unhappy sinners who despised him ... He also will appear the good, the Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins and Illustrious penitent them, knew how to time to repent of their sins, how he served and loved. And turning to the good say, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, come to possess the kingdom of glory prepared for you from the beginning of the world, come in the glory of your God and Lord" ... For the bad guys say "Go, cursed of My Father into the eternal fire of hell ..! " They will go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous to eternal glory. So eventually the things of this world in that great day of Judgement, in that they will stop all life issues, such will be our fate, or enjoy God forever in heaven or eternally suffer the demons in hell ... Oh my God! How could I forget such a thing ... Do with Your grace my Savior adorabilísimo I always love you and serve in this world to be able to enjoy with thee and the blessed eternal glory of heaven. Amen.
Mar purple
Hymn of the Lord of Miracles
your faithful devotees, to implore your blessing . (bis)