Faithful see Virgin Mary in tree, flock to NJ city
(AP Photo - The Jersey Journal, Daniel Reyes)
From Associated Press
July 13, 2012 5:52 PM EDT
People crowd around a tree at 60th Street and Bergenline Avenue in West New York, N.J. on Thursday, July 12, 2012 which has an opening, center, that is believed to look like the image of the "Our Lady of Guadalupe," depiction of the Virgin Mary, below.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (AP) People are flocking to a tree in northern New Jersey where some say they see the image of the Virgin Mary.
Makeshift shrines have sprung up by the tree in West New York. People have been praying, crying and leaving flowers and candles as they look at the small opening where the bark was stripped away.
A fence and other barricades also have been set up around the tree, which is in a sidewalk along a commercial strip.
Newark Archdiocese spokesman Jim Goodness tells The Journal of Jersey City (http://bit.ly/ShP4sI) the image is likely "some discoloration that resembles Our Lady of Guadalupe."
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Information from: The Jersey Journal, http://www.nj.com/jjournal
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-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 14th of July 2012 11:56:24 AM
-- Edited by Uke on Saturday 14th of July 2012 12:06:59 PM
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