Posted on 12/17/2005 11:59:24 AM PST by jb6
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Red stains are seen running from the left eye of a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Vietnamese Catholic Martyrs Church in Sacramento, Calif. According to Anthony Nguyen, a deacon at the Church, the stains first appeared more than a week ago, but they were wiped away. The stains reappeared a week later. Visitors have been flocking to the church to see what many call "a miracle." (11/28/05 AP photo)
Madonna?
Modana?
Modana Modannadanna?
You might want to ask the Admin Mod to fix your title, unless you're itchin' to be up all night reading the witty comebacks. (It's Madonna.)
Oops, you're right. Posted in a hurry and I'm a crappy speller on top of that. Urg.
South Park did it!
I couldn't think of anything sparkling to say about 'Modana'.
The Church usually seems to have a reasonable set of responses to these kind of things.
1. Assume it is not supernatural in origin.
2. Examine the evidence. Get a non-believer to examine it too.
3. Even if there is no natural explanation, it may not be from God. (Does it contradict Scripture or Church teaching?)
4. Don't be in too big a hurry to step in with an opinion.
This is in my diocese and nobody at the diocesan level seems to be in a big rush to comment one way or the other. There's also another parish closer to me with an 'image' of Mary on the walls. There was another story on that in a local paper recently. It's just colors on the wall in a vague shape and it only shows up during the time of year when the sun is low on the horizon. The pastor says it's just the sun hitting the stained glass at a particular angle. Still, people show up to look at it.
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"Visine gets the red out."--Ben Stein
I thought it was Bush's fault?
Hey, if it gets people going respectfully into a church, whatever the cause, the results might be good. Maybe it's a prankster with an eyedropper, but God works in mysterious ways.
Her mascara is running.
It'll be a miracle when Catholics start worshipping Jesus instead of a hunk of concrete.
Probably Sean Penn's fault.
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