Jun 30 2008
Bleeding Jesus! Can you believe?
The bleeding Jesus Christ in church! Yes, surprising but it is true. The framed picture of Jesus Christ in the St Michael’s Church in Mumbai on Friday started ‘bleeding’ a dark red liquid resembling blood. Thousands of people gathered to catch a glimpse of this miracle.
On June 27, a portion of the picture around the heart of Jesus got dark red stains which deepened with time and the believers said it is the blood of Jesus.
Crowds keep flocking in till about 1 a.m. on the day and it was a hard time for the church authorities to handle the crowd. The Catholic Church, however, said it is not regarding this as a miracle.
Father Antony Charanghat said, “People are drawn to God in different ways and this could be one of them. The Catholic Church has a lengthy and vigorous process of inquiry before it declares any incident a miracle.”
Fr Donat D’Souza of St Michael parish said the darkening of the stain was noticed soon after the last service in the Church on Friday at around 8.45 pm. “It could be caused by moisture,” he said.
On Saturday the devotees were only allowed in single file into the church compound. Some touched the picture; others kissed it and said brief prayers.
Sandeep Piedade, one of the Church attendants, said “I think it is a miracle, what else it can be,” he said. P Moses another usher exclaimed,” Can it be anything other than a miracle.”
Police said worshipers claimed the heart of Christ in the picture first appeared to get darker and then a red liquid resembling blood began flowing from it. This resulted in at least 3,000 people from different faiths flocking to church till the wee hours of this morning.
Do you people believe this as a miracle or there can be some scientific reason behind it?
