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.
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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.
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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.
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