Virgin Mary Appearances

I think after Jesus appearing on toast and potato chips, the next most common sighting is the Virgin Mary...

'Virgin Mary' appears on hospital window

Sun May 17 2009



A Catholic hospital is trying to figure out what to do with a window in which some Catholics claim to see an image of the Virgin Mary.

Hundreds of faithful gathered last October to view the second-story office window at Mercy Medical Centre in Springfield, about 128km west of Boston. They wept and prayed.

The hospital removed the window after the crush of visitors caused traffic problems. It is storing the window at a secret location.

Hospital spokesman Mark Fulco told The Republican newspaper of Springfield he was waiting for a report from experts to determine if the window was worthy of veneration.

Engineers say the image appeared when a failed rubber seal allowed mineral deposits between panes of glass.

But hospital officials say that doesn't explain why the deposits resemble the Virgin Mary.

Source: ninemsn