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Some have speculated seeing something else that begins with a 'V'
Some see Virgin Mary in underpass stain
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A steady stream of the faithful and the curious, many carrying flowers and candles, have flocked to an expressway underpass for a view of a yellow and white stain on a concrete wall that some believe is an image of the Virgin Mary.
Police have patrolled the emergency turnoff area under the Kennedy Expressway since Monday as hundreds of people have walked down to see the image and the growing memorial of flowers and candles that surround it. Beside the image is an artist's rendering of the Virgin Mary embracing Pope John Paul II in a pose some see echoed in the stain.
"We believe it's a miracle," said Elbia Tello, 42. "We have faith, and we can see her face."
Tuesday morning, women knelt with rosary beads behind a police barricade while men in work shirts stood solemnly before the image, praying. A police officer kept the crowd of about three dozen from getting too close to the traffic but didn't stop them gathering around the stain.
The stain is likely the result of salt run-off, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The agency does not plan to scrub it off the wall.
"We're treating this just like we treat any type of roadside memorial," said IDOT spokesman Mike Claffey. "We have no plans to clean this site."
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago had not received any requests to authenticate the image as of Monday, spokesman Jim Dwyer said.
"These things don't happen every day," Dwyer said. "Sometimes people ask us to look into it. Most of the time they don't. (The meaning) depends on the individual who sees it. To them, it's real. To them, it reaffirms their faith."
But onlooker Victor Robles, 36, said he was skeptical about the stain's Virgin Mary resemblance.
"I see just a concrete wall and an image that could happen anywhere," Robles said. "If that image helps more people feel closer to God then maybe that is a good sign."
Worldwide, people have been drawn to images believed to resemble the Virgin Mary seen on windows, fence posts and walls.
Among the best-known in the United States was an image seen in office windows in Clearwater, Florida. Within weeks, a half million people had been to the site. Glass experts believe the image was created by a chemical reaction and corrosion of the metallic elements in the glass coating, but they could not explain why it took the shape it did. The windows were broken last year.
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Some have speculated seeing something else that begins with a 'V'
That sure looks like a bearded clam to me. What about you, Tlong?
if things like this help people's faith, then so be it, but my thought process is that you can see the miracle of Jesus in so many beautiful things, and i can't help but think that God has his hand on his head, like so->....when seeing people worship a stain, or a piece of toast.
Hey man, I had a tortilla once with an image of Budda. I ate it.
How much did that grilled cheese sandwich go for on Ebay again?
You read my mind.Some have speculated seeing something else that begins with a 'V'
Actually, the thing that cracked me up the most about the grilled cheese sandwich thing, was the bite. Dude had taken a bite out of it, and then must have seen the miraculous image of La Virgen!!! What went through his mind? I can make thousands on this because people are suckers or I can't eat the mother of god? I wonder what would have happend if he had eaten it? Would like be like the mother of all communions?
Ever wonder how many Marys on tortillas, bread, and pizzas go unoticed and eaten?
Every 20 minutes in the United States, an image of the Virgin Mary is eaten!
As soon as I read your post I went to look it up.
$28,000, from goldenpalace.com
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6511148/
Wasn't there a vision in a ceiling water stain not too long ago.
$28,000??? That's insane.
Ol' Mary has got herself a sense of humor, that's for sure...
Also, she took that bite 10 years before putting it on ebay. The woman kept the sandwich on her nightstand in a plastic baggie.
Last edited by jalbre6; 04-21-2005 at 02:55 PM. Reason: added info
I know!!!! Man, that cheese must have stunk!
I wonder what company of baggie it was? Imagine that marketing campaign.
We kept the Virgin fresh for 10 years!
also, for your amusement...
http://www.goldenpalace.com/grilledcheese/welcome.php
Last edited by jalbre6; 04-21-2005 at 03:01 PM. Reason: wrong pic
The city council passed that ordinance about the homeless living under the bridges not peeing in public so I guess we won't get our very own Virgin Mary stain here...
What drew my attention was the size of the woman's butt in the picture. Appears to be quite large for a woman of her size.
Must have a desk job.
the golden palace buys all the weird things... global advertising for $28,000.. very cheap!
Most of the time these things sound crazy, but if it helps those hold on to their faiths, then good for them.
The guy that parks his shopping cart there every night is probably laughing his ass off about it...Most of the time these things sound crazy, but if it helps those hold on to their faiths, then good for them.
Looks like a V***** with a turkey neck to me.
I'll bet Sequ has seen one made from "corn"!
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