lukesaucer Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 (edited) Alright, there is this statue of Mary in California crying blood, and I was wondering if there is really a reason for it. All I know is I saw it on the Today Show today, so please help me out here. Edited November 28, 2005 by lukesaucer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmsant Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Believers flock to 'crying' Virgin MaryBy JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer Last Updated 8:38 am PST Sunday, November 27, 2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Carrying rosary beads and cameras, the faithful have been coming in a steady stream to a church on the outskirts of Sacramento for a glimpse of what some are calling a miracle: A statue of the Virgin Mary they say has begun crying a substance that looks like blood. It was first noticed more than a week ago, when a priest at the Vietnamese Catholic Martyrs Church spotted a stain on the statue's face and wiped it away. Before Mass on Nov. 20, people again noticed a reddish substance near the eyes of the white concrete statue outside the small church, said Ky Truong, 56, a parishioner. Since then, Truong said he has been at the church day and night, so emotional he can't even work. He believes the tears are a sign. "There's a big event in the future - earthquake, flood, a disease," Truong said. "We're very sad." On Saturday, tables in front of the fenced-in statue were jammed with potted plants, bouquets of roses and candles. Some people prayed silently, while others sang hymns and hugged their children. An elderly woman in a wheelchair wept near the front of the crowd. A red trail could be seen from the side of the statue's left eye to about halfway down the robe of concrete. "I think that it's incredible. It's a miracle. Why is she doing it? Is it something bothering her?" asked Maria Vasquez, 35, who drove with her parents and three children from Stockton, about 50 miles south of Sacramento. Thousands of such incidents are reported around the world each year, though many turn out to be hoaxes or natural phenomena. The Diocese of Sacramento has so far not commented on the statue, and the two priests affiliated with the church did not return a telephone message Saturday. The Rev. James Murphy, deacon of the diocese's mother church, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, said church leaders are always skeptical at first. "For people individually seeing things through the eyes of faith, something like this can be meaningful. As for whether it is supernatural or a miracle, normally these incidences are not. Miracles are possible, of course," Murphy said. "The bishop is just waiting and seeing what happens. They will be moving very slowly." But seeing the statue in person left no doubt for Martin Operario, 60, who drove about 100 miles from Hayward. He took photos to show to family and friends. "I don't know how to express what I'm feeling," Operario said. "Since religion is the mother of believing, then I believe." Nuns Anna Bui and Rosa Hoang, members of the Salesian Sisters of San Francisco, also made the trek Saturday. Whether the weeping statue is declared a miracle or not, they said, it is already doing good by awakening people to the faith and reminding them to pray. "It's a call for us to change ourselves, to love one another," Hoang said. I do not believe it to be authentic, just like I do not believe seeing the virgin mary in a piece of toast, ice cream or anything of the like is authentic. Crying statutes are not a rare occurance, do the research and you will find this to be the case. However, if it causes people to clean up their act, and go back to church, it's good by me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukesaucer Posted November 28, 2005 Author Share Posted November 28, 2005 Very interesting read, thanks, but what would cause it to cry if it wasn't a miracle, like what kind of substance in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Is that in the church out in thornton? or the one in Downtown off K street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukesaucer Posted November 29, 2005 Author Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hahah, I have no idea, why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyClaw Veteran Posted November 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted November 29, 2005 a bird took a major runny **** on her face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Hahah, I have no idea, why? 586865429[/snapback] I was asking cswadner, he lives in Sacramento, i grew up there.. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
704 Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I hate these kinds of stories. They're never conclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macro Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 I've heard lots of these kinds of stories. I wish I could see it happen in person for myself, but I don't discount that it could be something real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Trode Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 They need to scrape a sample and have it tested in a lab to find out exactly what the substance really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.nudd Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 They need to scrape a sample and have it tested in a lab to find out exactly what the substance really is. Precisely. No one knows if someone at night could have put that on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Well you can always just break the statue and see if there are any pipes in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dray_04 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 I guess this is something people will only believe when all the facts are gathered. And if they actually see it crying in front of their own eyes. "Seeing is Believing" ****plays X-files theme music**** :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 And take some samples of the ceramic used to make it and the coating. see what happens in tests. For all we know it could be some sot of pigment that has heated up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruBD Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 statues crying blood...right... speaking of which, i think i saw Moses' face on the clouds the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukesaucer Posted December 3, 2005 Author Share Posted December 3, 2005 They need to scrape a sample and have it tested in a lab to find out exactly what the substance really is. Last I heard they were, so I'm wondering if anyone has any information on if it really was real or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmsant Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 i'm not exactly sure where it is... haven't paid much attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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