Virgin Mary Image Appears After House Fire
POSTED: Thursday, January 19, 2006
UPDATED: 1:39 pm EST January 19,
2006
An apparent image of the Virgin Mary appeared to a family in the western Maine town of Mexico after a fire destroyed most of their home.
The Dennis family noticed the gold image after their home located on Burton Street caught fire and nearly burned to the ground.
IMAGES: More strange images in 2006
IMAGES: Strangest Of 2005
Veronica Dennis said she immediately knew that the image was of the Virgin Mary when she entered the home."I entered through the door of the burnt-out room and it hit me right in the face," Dennis said. "Wow, it was amazing. It looked like a shiny gold. It was definitely there for me to see."The fire left Dennis and her two daughters without a place to live. However, the image has given the family some faith that everything will be OK, according to the report."It's just a sign saying that we're going be OK," Dennis said. "We're going to get through this and that someone is watching over us."The image has created a stir in religious circles and several visitors have already come by to take photos, according to the report."From what I saw, it was more dramatic than I expected," Monsignor Michael Henchal said.Dennis planned to cut out the image and post it in her house when it is rebuilt.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
|
IMAGES: More strange images in 2006 IMAGES: Strangest Of 2005 Veronica Dennis said she immediately knew that the image was of the Virgin Mary when she entered the home."I entered through the door of the burnt-out room and it hit me right in the face," Dennis said. "Wow, it was amazing. It looked like a shiny gold. It was definitely there for me to see."The fire left Dennis and her two daughters without a place to live. However, the image has given the family some faith that everything will be OK, according to the report."It's just a sign saying that we're going be OK," Dennis said. "We're going to get through this and that someone is watching over us."The image has created a stir in religious circles and several visitors have already come by to take photos, according to the report."From what I saw, it was more dramatic than I expected," Monsignor Michael Henchal said.Dennis planned to cut out the image and post it in her house when it is rebuilt.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2006 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
All rights reserved. This material may
not be published, broadcast, rewritten
or redistributed.
Three Disney employees are placed on paid leave pending the investigation into Sunday's fatal monorail crash, according to a Disney spokeswoman.
Days before Austin Wuennenberg was killed in a monorail crash at Disney, he helped make a 4-year-old boy's dream come true.
A clerk at a pizzeria cut himself and falsely reported an armed robbery to cover up his drug habit, sheriff's deputies say.
A former Central Florida middle school teacher who pleaded guilty to having sex with a student is sentenced to five years in jail.
Officials investigate the first fatal accident in the 38-year history of Walt Disney World's monorail.
Since Michael Jackson died June 25, fans from around the world have expressed their grief in flowers, balloons, teddy bears, candles, pictures and handwritten notes left throughout the city.
Thousands flock to a small church in Limerick, Ireland, to pray at the stump of a recently cut tree that many believe looks like the Virgin Mary.
Take a quick look at the flicks headed to your multiplex. Check out the trailer, too.
Email Alerts
RSS News Feeds
Mobile
Live Streams
Slideshows
Video
Search
