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    re: .0 (Topher)
    
         Sounds like Bruse's bruises to me.
    
    ;-)
    Frederick
    

From: clarinews@clarinet.com
Newsgroups: clari.news.interest.people,clari.news.interest.quirks,clari.news.religion,clari.news.interest
Subject: Statue at second church sheds tears
Keywords: people, human interest, quirks, organized religion, religion,
	mysteries of the universe
Message-ID: <miraclesU2MI915ae@clarinet.com>
Date: 18 Mar 92 14:07:44 GMT


	WOODBRIDGE, Va. (UPI) -- A Roman Catholic church's carved wooden
statue of the Virgin Mary reportedly dripped water when a priest
celebrated mass, making it the second site where the cleric has been
associated with the mysterious phenomenon of ``weeping'' statues.
	Water appeared on the statue in the lobby of Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church when the Rev. James C. Bruse celebrated Mass Tuesday for
children from a Catholic school, according to parents and children who
said they were witnesses.
	Bruse, who also has shown signs of stigmata, or marks that mirror the
wounds Jesus Christ suffered in his crucifixion, had earlier been
associated with reports of weeping statues at another church in Prince
William County, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
	The latest occurrence took place at the regular Tuesday morning Mass
for 450 students of Aquinas School, a Catholic school for youths in
kindergarten through eighth grade.
	Sister Mary Evelyn, the principal of Aquinas, sent a note home with
every child that read in part, ``After Mass, the adults present as well
as the children saw the statue cry. As with most children, imaginations
are alive and well here at Aquinas. Please listen with love and concern.
May we all grow in faith and love and become more aware of Christ's
presence in our daily lives as He manifests Himself to us in so many
ways.''
	Bruse was taking his regular turn at saying mass for the Aquinas
children, according to the Rev. Paul Burns, pastor of Our Lady of
Angels.
	All the children filed past the statue, which those present said was
wet on the face, chest and base, and said ``Hail Mary'' prayers.
	``I saw the tears from the chest and I saw the tears on her face,''
said Nicole King, 11. ``It was kind of wierd. Some of my friends were
kind of crying. We talked about it all day and everybody was talking and
not listening (in class).''
	Jennifer Velesz, a Woodbridge mother with two children at Aquinas,
said she was coming through the church lobby for communion when she
noticed the water on the statue.
	``I was in absolute awe that this was happening right in front of me,
'' she said.
	The phenomenon has never occurred before, said Burns, who leads the
1,800-family parish. ``It's so unexplainable and most of us are quite
skeptical about thsese things. This has us quite befuddled in a nice
kind of way.''
	Bruse has become a minor celebrity since reports of the phenomena
broke last week but after showing the marks on his wrists after a Sunday
service, he has since declined interview requests.
	The last time he spoke to reporters he conceded that if it had
happened to anyone else but him, he'd be skeptical, too.
	Services at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton have also become jammed since
reports arose. Last Sunday, hundreds of worshippers had to be turned
away. Midweek morning services, that usually draw 20 or so people, have
been drawing 400 people.

    Re .0

    Did anyone cross match the blood that came from the statues to find out
    what group it was?

    Jamie.

    re. -1
    
    Jamie,
    
    Really liked that thought.  Have they done that with any
    other incidents of this sort?
    
    Joanne

    What's the significance of "100% pure olive oil"?
    
    
    
    Ginny

    Re .3 (Jamie):
    
    >Did anyone cross match the blood that came from the statues to find out
    >what group it was?
    
    Miraculous group.  :-)
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

    No I was thinking of the "red vegetable dye and water" group.

    Jamie.

    re.6 
    >>    What's the significance of "100% pure olive oil"?
    
    Extra Virgin?
    
    -j
    

    
    Anyone know what Christ's blood type was?
    
    ;-)
    
    guy

    >> anyone know what type Christ's blood type was?
    
      I would guess  o'ly    :^)
    
     Bill-

    
    I can see the humor has improved in this notesfile....I take that
    as a really good sign. ;-)
    
    guy

  Well it makes a change from sexing oysters ... :-)