What's Bugging Virgin Mary Now?
• Catholic
Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, etc. is on the move again. Her latest wacky act is at the Vietnamese Catholic Martyrs Church in Sacremento. That tears of blood act is always a crowd pleaser and she's packing them in.
On Saturday, tables in front of the fenced-in statue were jammed with rows of potted plants, bouquets of roses and candles. People sat silently praying on fold-up chairs set up in the parking lot, while others sang Vietnamese Catholic hymns or hugged their children. An elderly woman in a wheelchair wept near the front of the crowd.
Red liquid trailed from the side of Mary's left eye, streaming about halfway down the robe made of concrete. Many drove long distances to see the statue.
"I think that it's incredible. It's a miracle. Why is she doing it? Is it something bothering her?" ...
Believers flock to see Virgin Mary statue "crying" tears of blood