The Tree of Crosses

The Security team has had the pleasure and honor of rubbing shoulders and shaking hands and working with the top minds from the Police department and the Investigative agency in Queretaro, the second safest state in Mexico.

On one such occasion we had the honor of meeting with the top boss of the department. A distinctly charming man he was and seemed even smarter in his thoughts. As a token of appreciation he handed to each of us a cross and told us the story behind this. Here goes ……..

Year 1697 - Fr. Antonio Margil is believed to have traveled from Guatemala to Queretaro, the distance of 700 miles barefoot in only 14 days, to take up the responsibility of Father Guardian of Holy Cross Monastery of Queretaro.

It is believed that on his return one day from preaching a mission in a nearby village, Fr. Margil stuck his walking cane on the ground in the garden of the courtyard adjoining the Monastery. Some days passed, and it was noticed that the cane had begun to sprout and grown into a tree. The miraculous tree produces no flower or fruit, but has a series of small thorns, each in the form of a cross. Each cross, in its turn, presents three smaller thorns that simulate the spikes of the crucifixion.

It is believed that people have tried to plant cuttings from this tree in other places, but they will not grow anywhere else. The tree can still be seen in the monastery courtyard even today.

Bye! from the team for now.