>Keep praying >============= >Camurlim wakes up to news of Jesus' portrait weeping tears of blood >MARGAO, FEB 27 - > >BY HERALD REPORTER >- The sleepy village of Camurlim in Salcete woke up on Thursday to hear >the >news of a portrait of Sacred Heart of Jesus weeping blood. >As news of the extraordinary event spread like wildfire, thousands of >people >- irrespective of creed, thronged Our Lady of Candelaria Church at >Ambora-Camurlim throughout the day and till late evening. >The faithfuls could see dried red-colour blood-like substance in the >region >of the eyes and chest, making it appear that the tears were flowing >across >the Sacred Heart. >The event occurred in the house of Mascarenhas family at >Naquelim-Camurlim >on late Wednesday night. Fourteen-year-old, Steffi Karande, a tenth >standard >student, said she first saw tears rolling down from the portrait at >11.30 pm >last night. The portrait was kept in the wall cupboard of a bedroom, >after >its glass frame broke when it came down all of a sudden from the main >altar, >somewhere in January last. >As fear stricken Steffi reportedly saw tears coming down on the >portrait, >she woke up her elder sister, Sonia, who has just gone to sleep in the >same >room. Both said they were completely taken aback when the tears turned >red >and decided to inform the other family members, who knelt down before >the >portrait and recited the Holy Rosary. >Soon, the news were conveyed to the immediate neighbours and by >midnight, a >lot of people gathered at the house to have a glimpse of the portrait. >One >of the neighbour Jack is reported to have touched the portrait to >ascertain >the truth in the happening as is evident by the blur on the portrait. >It was past midnight that the news was communicated to the Parish Priest >of >Our Lady of Candeleria, Fr Antonio Lopes, who personally went to the >house >and later took the portrait in his custody. >This morning, the portrait was kept for veneration in the Church >premises as >streams of devotees began to pour in the village. Men and women, the old >and >the young and children were seen standing in a big queue to have a >glimpse >of the portrait. The faithful were seen fervently saying the Rosary and >prayers as they patiently waited for their turn. >Around 3 pm, the queue stretched to a kilometer away from the Church and > >people still poured from all corners of the State till 8 in the evening. >Some of the people who had a glimpse of the portrait told Herald that it >is >certainly a different one from the normal picture of Sacred Heart of >Jesus. >A teacher, Katy Lobo from Loutolim said "this is a sign Jesus is trying >to >reveal himself in these difficult times". >Involved in the Charismatic renewal movement, Lobo interpreted the event >as >being a clear message of suffering that Jesus wants everyone to change >our >lives. > > > >How it happened: Steffi narrates the unusual event at Camurlim > >MARGAO, FEB 27 - >BY HERALD REPORTER >- "Jesus was apparently trying to convey something to us", was how a >sobbing >14-year old Steffi and her elder sister, Sonia (16) said while narrating > >last night's unusual event in their house. >An uncontrollable Steffi said she was studying till late night in view >of >the forthcoming SSC exams. "Just then, Sonia went to sleep and my sight >suddenly went on the half-open wall cupboard, where I noticed something >different on the portrait of Jesus", she recalled. >"Suddenly, tears began rolling down from Jesus' eyes", an emotion-choked > >Steffi said, prompting her to wake up her elder sister. >"I too saw the tears on the portrait of Jesus", Sonia, who is studying >in >Std XI Arts at Rosary school said. "All of a sudden, the tears turned >red. I >went close to the cupboard to have a close view and the substance was >wet >too", she recalled but said the substance would not go when she tried to > >wipe it.The two sisters then knelt down, cried aloud and prayed before >informing the other members of the family. >"May be Jesus was trying to give some sign for us. I feel Jesus was >asking >us to pray, may be because of the impending war", Sonia said. Streams of > >people were also seen visiting the Mascarenhas family throughout the day > >after having a glimpse of the portrait at the Church premises. >An elderly woman, Maria Joaquina Mascarenhas, who stays in the house >informed that the portrait was kept in the wall cupboard after it fell >from >the main altar last month. "Since the glass broke, we replaced the >portrait >with a new one", she said. > >PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR LOVE ONES > Regards Mariza Vaz
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