Family: Statue Lowers Head After Son's Illness
POSTED: Monday, October 3, 2005
UPDATED: 4:16 pm EDT October 3,
2005
Crowds are flocking to a lawn statue of the Virgin Mary in Michigan after hearing a family's claim that her head bowed forward after a family illness.
The owners of the statue in Detroit said the statue used to be upright but started looking down when one of the family's son's checked into a hospital sick last month.
IMAGES: More strange images on Local6.com
Their 39-year-old son died on Aug 29.The family said three days leading up to his death, he said the Virgin Mary was speaking to him in visions, according to the report.About a week after he died, the family took pictures of what they say is an image of Mary that periodically appeared on his portrait in the home's hallway."I see it as real (implausible) because I never see it bent like this, always anyplace any church, her head is up," resident Sal Wabouchar said."(It's a) very strange event but that can happen," said the Rev. Emmanuel Rayes, of St. Thomas Church specify.The crowds are mostly stopping to pray, according to the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
|
IMAGES: More strange images on Local6.comTheir 39-year-old son died on Aug 29.The family said three days leading up to his death, he said the Virgin Mary was speaking to him in visions, according to the report.About a week after he died, the family took pictures of what they say is an image of Mary that periodically appeared on his portrait in the home's hallway."I see it as real (implausible) because I never see it bent like this, always anyplace any church, her head is up," resident Sal Wabouchar said."(It's a) very strange event but that can happen," said the Rev. Emmanuel Rayes, of St. Thomas Church specify.The crowds are mostly stopping to pray, according to the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten
or redistributed.
Authorities release a chilling 911 call from a 19-year-old woman who hid in the back bedroom of a Central Florida home while four men attempted to break into the house.
An ex-wife of the man who found the remains of Caylee Anthony says that she thought her ex-husband was responsible for or involved in the girl's death.
Five people are dead after a mobile home fire broke out in Central Florida.
Dashcam video shows a Florida woman offering an officer sex instead of getting a ticket.
A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a commuter train platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad. A good Samaritan stayed with the child until the father could return. (Nov. 20)
A woman tired of hearing her son say he lost another sock has come up with an idea to prevent it from happening again.
South Carolina police say an obese man died after not moving from his recliner for the past eight months. Police say the man's body was physically stuck to the chair and firefighters had to cut him out. He died a few hours later at the hospital.
An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (Nov. 20)
Take a quick look at the flicks headed to your multiplex. Check out the trailer, too.
Thirty Victoria's Secret supermodels take over New York's Times Square this week.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
