Ever seen the image of GUADULUPE in person?

Question

Is it beyond words?

(I have always wanted to see it)

Answer 1

Yes, I have been to the Basilica in Mexico City and it is quite something. The image itself is kept in sort of an ante-chamber off the main sanctuary.
It's about 20 feet off the ground, hanging on the wall, so it's sort of hard to see. There is a moving walkway, like the one at the airport, and you move past the cloak.

The grounds are interesting as well. Most pilgrims hike up the hill to the site of the vision, where there is a small church. There is an older chapel northeast of the modern chapel, and it is still in good condition. It's around 400 years old.
There is a huge courtyard just east of the new Basilica.

The walk up to the Basilica is interesting in and of itself. There are literally dozens of vendors on the street leading up there, and you can get all sorts of religious icons - from very serious images of the Virgen de Guadalupe to Jesus-with-the-following-eyes on crushed velvet. I still have a keychain from there.

There is a shrine there where you can light candles. I lit one for some friends who had recently married, and they're still together.

You should visit the Basilica. It's a remarkable place for a pilgrimage.

Here are some images:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Guadalupe
http://www.virgendeguadalupe.org.mx/
http://www.sancta.org/basilica.html

Answer 2

It's one of my favorite places to visit in Mexico City, and I'm not even Mexican, or Catholic. I think the first person summed it up pretty well. The whole area is really amazing. When I was in Mexico in March I bought a book called The Wonder Of Guadalupe, by Francis Johnston. Although I already knew the story of Guadalupe and Juan Diego, this book was fascinating in that it gave a detailed history and scientific facts about the image on Juan Diego's tilma.
I'm not Mexican, or Catholic, but I'm 100% guadalupana.

Answer 3

i've been to the Basillica countless times and her image is very beautiful! i'ts hung up on the wall very high up and framed in a glass. you can take a walkway that passes underneath her image and you can take pictures from there.
when i see it i always tell myself," it's amazing that that's the real thing!"
you can try finding a picture of it on the internet. just google it.