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Published by Indian Orthodox Herald News Service, April 21, 2004

Miracle at St. Kuriakose Church on Good Friday

Report by Dr. Aleykutty Thomas, Seattle

Kunnamthanam: Kerala, April 14, 2004 - To believe it or not, St. Kuriakose Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church, Mundukuzhy ( Kunnamthanam, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India),

on this past Good Friday night, had witnessed a miracle. Following the Good Friday service the people had gone home; but the Vicar and some Altar boys remained in the church and were kept on praying in vigil. The Church door was open. Then the Vicar saw something like water trickling down from the Holy Virgin Mary's eyes ( the newly re-built church; consecrated on Jan.31, 2004, has the Holy Mother's image carved in on one of the doors). The Vicar wiped off the water; the water continued to trickle down, and again the Vicar wiped it off; then more water/tears began coming down.

On seeing this the Vicar  rang up the church bell several times to alert the faithful.

Hearing the bell, a whole lot of the church members rushed to the church and all of them witnessed the water/tears trickling down from the eyes of our Holy Mother’s image. They all kept on praying and praising the Lord by seeing the unusual sign. With the news a lot of other people, other than the church members also gathered around. Among those gathered there was a paralyzed man, who is of the Catholic faith ; he does not live too far from this church. He was brought to the church by somebody, and he was healed. By midnight the water/ tears had dried up, but one could see the mark of it on the image. In a few hours the news media flooded the church and its vicinity. It has been reported in the newspapers.  This church is not in our Holy Mother's name. Her image is actually only one of the images carved in on one of the doors. May our Holy Mother's prayers provide the world comfort and peace.
 

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