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THE LORD OF MIRACLES

Since we know that we have many readers who follow this Costumbrario Peruvians, we wanted to publish today the Ninth Lord of Miracles, preceded by a historical story and a reflection on the significance of this devotion . The novena starts tomorrow, day 19 to finish on 27, in preparation for the feast of Christ Morado, who is 28 October, the anniversary of the terrible earthquake of 1746 and day out closing a large procession of the Crucified, which brings around you at the highest concentration of Catholics in the world.

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.

were 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:

Appease Lord, your anger, your righteousness
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.

Meditate and ask yourself what is desired of the Lord through this Novena. Then he prays 5 Our Fathers, 5 Hail Marys, and 5 Glory in reference to the five wounds of the Lord, and three times the following prayer:

Appease Lord thy wrath,
Your righteousness and your rigor,
by Blessed Mother,
Mercy Lord!

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary

under the title of

Our Lady of the Cloud

(Repeat after each Novena)

O Virgin, Mother of God and our Mother! For the kindness of your motherly heart benign hear the prayers of all of us that we come to you, not abandon us, sweet Virgin Mary or consintáis in our ruin and destruction. Look with eyes of mercy and compassion to our city of Lima and all its inhabitants. What would we be and what would be worth our prayers to the Lord whom we have offended so much, if not for your intercession? Compadeceos therefore merciful Mother of ours, these miserable sinners, even so ungrateful, are children of yours. Conseguidnos once again you find grace and mercy before the Lord: alcanzadnos the favors we ask in this Novena and how You know we need, primarily, the forgiveness of our sins, the remedy of our needs, perseverance in good, a holy death, and eternal glory of Heaven. And for more force you greet you with a Salve (recessive) .

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considerations for each day the ninth

DAY ONE

Consideration of the excellence of this devotion

Considers My soul, how the devotion to the Lord of Miracles has always been among us, and continues be still, half of which uses the Divine Lord to grant favors and special thanks to individuals, families, and indeed all the people. Of souls who come with faith and devotion to this Lord of Miracles, we can say spiritually and in truth, that the blind see and the deaf hear, heal the sick, the dead rise, and who were going to lose, are saved. But who can tell the secrets that makes this miracle in behalf of families who are fortunate to have within it to someone devoted to Him with faith and confidence go? The city itself, so exposed to earthquakes, he might have broken a thousand times and we had all been buried among the ruins and debris, if not for the great devotion to this Lord of Miracles. And is not a true miracle that no sin after we lost forever without remedy? Yes, my God, your mercy greatest miracle of staying alive is capable of salvation and repentance when more than ever, deserve your righteous indignation. Do Redentor Lovable, I take advantage of this Thy mercy and save me forever. Amen.

DAY TWO

Consideration of the need to go to the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how great that need is there to go with faith and confidence to implore mercy and forgiveness for sins to the Lord to whom so much and so seriously offended, do not punish us, moved by righteous indignation, but rather forgive and free us from our sins deserve punishment. Not having found in Sodom and Gomorrah, even ten righteous they prayed to the Lord, as Scripture relates punished God destroyed those people terrible sinners. On another occasion, the Lord Himself shall punish Jerusalem for certain sins, only the prophet Jeremiah called for the prayers and merits of any right to use mercy. How much are and serve the good souls who pray to the Lord! Through them God has patience with us and as it says in the Holy Gospel, "not the weeds start to boot it not wheat." So by some pious persons who come to pray with merit before the Lord of Miracles may be that there is mercy for all and be free of many terrible misfortunes that our sins demand. Come, then, my soul this Divine Lord, cry your sins and the sins of all men so that from all evil be saved in time and eternity. Amen.

THIRD DAY

Consideration on the property we are in the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, as in Jesus Christ crucified, the true Lord of Miracles, we have all the goods we want and we of need, and the greatest of all goods, it is up to us to be at the Divine Lord, Son of the living God, and equal to the Father, who are locked up all the treasures of greatness, wealth and glory. The Heavenly Father has given us and He has given for us and given us also becoming something for everyone. He is for us all that is good and friendly. It is our Father, our Master, our Friend, our Redeemer, our Benefactor, our glorify our God. It gave us a brother and companion in this life in his wonderful birth, gave us delicious delicacy in the Holy Eucharist, we were given for the price of our redemption and salvation through death on the cross, and is given as a reward and eternal glory and immortality. Oh yes my soul awareness and understanding of the greatness of this gift and the infinite good that it is locked! All I have in Him: no miracle that we can do, or any good for us, that is not willing to grant it, if we ask with faith. Oh God of my soul! Make me to be all yours for Vos, supreme good, that when ye all goods, you be all mine in time and eternity. Amen.

FOURTH DAY

Consideration of the comforts we have in the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how sweet and consolidation is always in Jesus Christ Crucified. In Magdalena He found the poor consolation for her grief and satisfaction to his love. In the hall, the repentant thief, the forgiveness of their crimes, the remedy of sorrow and agony in paradise eternal joys of award. In him, as an inexhaustible source of charity and love, drink plenty of his beloved disciple, life and healing. How long does this most loving Redeemer, such wonders of mercy and love toward those who call upon him with fervor? At the foot of the God of consolidation, the wretched sinners come to shed their tears and pain are mercy and compassion. In the hands of the Crucified Lord most blessed are the righteous, with plenty of grace and blessing, the most powerful and consistent support of his virtue. In the Sacred Heart of the Divine Redeemer lover can find all our torrents infinite tenderness, compassion, mercy, light, grace and love. My soul, arise from the prostration in which you are, run to the feet of your most loving Savior, between the spirit of the opening of Sacred Heart, drink from the fountain of divine love in life mushroom with ineffable joys that fill in eternal glory. Amen.

FIFTH DAY

Consideration on the confidence we have in the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how Jesus Christ crucified, with his wounds, his chest hurt and his open heart declares us most eloquently does not abandon us, who loves us always, to sacrifice and die for our salvation. He will repeat the words full of tenderness that told the crowd that surrounded him: "Come unto me all ye that you are suffering distress and work and I will comfort you." "I have thirst for your love and desire your salvation," "I want to welcome you in my arms and encircle about my heart. Who distrust as having a compassionate Redeemer? It is also our Advocate before the Father in Heaven and tells us why the Apostle John: "My children, do not sin, but if a man sins, not suspicious, because we have to advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ his Son." As we advised the Apostle Paul: "Taking a pontiff and as large as Mediator Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who entered heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father and equal to Him, we turn with confidence to the throne of everlasting mercy, sure to reach the graces we need. "This throne of mercy offered to us in Sacred Image of the Lord of Miracles. So then, my soul, come to this divine lord, absolutely certain that whatever you ask the Heavenly Father will give you his name and he himself will give you. If God , I think so because what you said Vos, and so I opened my heart and humbly discovering my needs to You, Savior of the remediéis me and I may be saved eternally. Amen.

SIXTH DAY

Consideration of the virtues it teaches us the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how our Lord Jesus Christ gives us an example of all the virtues that we must practice to achieve our salvation. He was humble to the most profound and incomprehensible humility in the Incarnation. He was humble to the most profound and incomprehensible humility in the Incarnation, was poor with staggering poverty in his birth, Mary and Joseph obeyed, while faithfully fulfilled all the Law How cute was this Divine Lord with the children, how lenient with the poor fishermen, how Magdalena Clemente, Juan how good and how gentle and sweet with the same Judas! He remained calm in face of outrage, suffering patiently adversities unchanged, loved humankind dearly, loved, especially his last moments, blessed with looks of kindness, forgave his enemies and died for the salvation of all men. How do you want my soul to the care and protection will be your conduct so opposite yours? Learn, then, my soul to be good like him, humble as the poor and detached as the obedient and gentle as the patient and merciful like him, and if ever necessary suffering and pain, remember that the first shed their blood and gave his life for you. Oh Jesus in my life! Do the great miracle of your play to my strengths, so it becomes like unto Thee in this world that is so eternally in heaven. Amen.

SEVENTH DAY

Consideration on the passion of Jesus Christ the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how much the Lord suffered in His most sacred Passion. Look reach the Garden of Gethsemane with his beloved disciples and some of them away, start your prayer, deeply distressed, divine blood sweat all over his body and into mortal agony on the floor fall oppressed by the consideration of our sins. See it after receiving the kiss of death to the time given to the power of their enemies taken prisoner on the streets of Jerusalem to the court of Annas, Caiaphas, Herod and Pilate, stripping them of their sacred robes and bound to the column of flagellation, blood pouring torrents whipping horrible divine. Sitting on the bench after executed, was spat upon, buffeted, mocked and crowned with thorns. Finally sentenced to death, forced to shoulder the Cross has to be killed, falling under its enormous weight to comfort the pious women who followed him crying, and on top of Calvary extending his arms on the Cross for crucified, suffering in body and soul can no longer conceive and nailed on the cross dying with love and kindness among men ever seen. Oh my Jesus Crucified! Do not let me useless for the great suffering of your Holy Passion. As much as my soul hath side salvadla. Most loving redeemer of all sins in this life and eternal death in the other. Amen.

EIGHTH DAY

Consideration on the Death of Jesus Christ the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul, how the miracle of miracles of Jesus Christ was his precious death. No one and nothing could have robbed life, because he had power to leave it and take it, was the same, life and the source of all life, but offered to the death for us, without prejudice of eternal justice, could live forever. Died in effect for the strength of the pain he suffered on the Cross, and so suffered weakness because of the abundance of blood that poured from his wounds and, as his veins emptied of blood, began to undress her divine face and his sacred languished body, until, lacking expired forces ... The darkness spread over the land then, broke the rocks, opening the graves of some dead and the veil of the temple was torn in two parts. The centurion and the soldiers, seeing the wonders of as bloody as sacred spectacle exclaimed, "Truly this was the Son of God ...! And even the mob of people who had attended such a tremendous tragedy, the city became hurting breasts in sorrow and regret at the death of the Crucified Lord. Savior of the world! Do not let me be more insensitive to the earth, harder than rocks and more cruel than the murderers that killed you! Do such miracles in me covering my soul godly sorrow for my sins, touching my heart with feelings of grief and love and making me not live but for Thee, that you died for me in order to be able to enjoy the eternal glory. Amen.

NINTH DAY

Consideration on the Resurrection of the Lord of Miracles

Consider, my soul as the Lord our God, who died on the cross, leaving glorious resurrected from the grave, the Virgin appeared to His Divine Holy Mother, to his apostles and disciples, spoke familiarly with them and tried for forty days, at the end of which, seeing it all went to heaven in a remarkable and glorious ascension. From there, the sky has to fall back into the world to judge the living and the dead. Then come out of their graves of men of all times and all nations to stand before the Divine Lord who will ostensibly, with great glory and majesty, eternal and universal justice in the condemnation of some and the salvation of others. Given this Sovereign

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.

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Hymn of the Lord of Miracles

Lord of Miracles, to Thee we come in procession
your faithful devotees, to implore your blessing . (bis)

Faro guide, gives our souls

faith, hope, charity,

your love divine enlighten us,

us worthy of your kindness.

Lord of Miracles, to Thee we come in procession

your faithful devotees, to implore your blessing. (bis)

With a firm step in a good Christian do

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our Peru,

and all united as a force

beseech you give us your light.

Lord of Miracles, to Thee we come in procession

your faithful devotees, to implore your blessing. (bis)