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The Catholic Church recently sent officials to investigate a statue of the Virgin Mary in Mexico that supposedly “cries tears of blood.”
The statue, located at a family-owned church in Morelia in the state of Michoacan, is of the Virgin Mary dressed as Our Lady of Guadalupe – one of the five apparitions of Mary to have supposedly revealed herself to a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego and his uncle, Juan Bernardino, in December of 1531.
The owners of the church claim that the statue began to shed tears of blood from its eyes on June 2. It has since been moved to an undisclosed location.
Footage taken of the Virgin Mary statue by local TV channel Canal13 Michoacán before it was moved appears show red streaks running down from the eyes on the cheeks of the statue’s face.
“I felt a sensation that I haven’t felt before, like a joy but also a real sadness because she is telling us, what will happen only she knows, it is a miracle and hopefully it is a miracle that is good for everyone,” the Irish Mirror reports one of the church’s neighbor’s told the local media.
Local church officials from the Archdiocese of Morelia issued a statement about what some are hailing as a “miracle.”
“It is necessary to highlight the need for caution when approaching an issue as delicate as that of an alleged miracle.
“The Archdiocese of Morelia is taking the necessary measures to investigate the situation in a deep and exhaustive manner. Therefore, it is too early to issue a definitive position on the matter. This in no way confirms anything in this regard, which is why he himself asked to treat the issue with adequate discretion, while inviting them to take advantage of this moment to motivate their own conversion and family prayer.
“It will be the ecclesiastical hierarchy itself that confirms the team that will carry out the detailed study of the case, so, as soon as there is any relevant report or conclusion, it will be made public knowledge.”