Yet another crying Virgin Mary
• Superstitious Folly
The Mother of Jesus is one of the world's great weepers.
Two grayish discolorations running down the cheeks of Our Lady of Grace, the painted 6-foot-tall statue in front of Sacred Heart Church in Medford, are the tracks of Mary's tears, believers say.
``It's a miracle, that's all. What else can I say?'' said parishioner Pat Milano, 67. ``It's some kind of message.''
``She is crying, and she's been crying for two weeks, and nobody wanted to believe me,'' said Rose Marie Connolly, 65. ``I say she doesn't want this parish closed.''
An Everett woman, who declined to give her name, said, ``She's trying to get our attention, the world's attention. The world is decaying rapidly. It makes me cry that she's honoring us, telling us to go back to her son.''
Some visitors yesterday wiped swabs of cotton on the statue to give to ailing relatives.
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