https://www.churchpop.com/did-a-statue-of-our-lady-of-la-salette-cry-in-france-heres-what-we-know-about-the-viral-video/"....A viral video of what appears to be a statue of [color=var(--color-font-one)]Our Lady of La Salette[/iurl] has gone viral on social media following the December 7 opening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.[/font][/size][/color]
Reports say the statue allegedly wept on December 8, 2024 - the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.Did France's statue of Our Lady of La Salette weep in 2024?Church officials have not issued any statement about a weeping statue in France.In May 2024, the Vatican issued [color=var(--color-font-one)]new norms[/iurl] on declaring events like
[color=var(--color-font-one)]weeping statues[/color] of supernatural origin. Only the pope and Vatican can make the official declaration. The new norms were set due to the susceptibility to hoaxes and scams across the internet.[/font][/size][/color]
Regarding the Our Lady of La Salette statue, there is no evidence that a weeping statue in France is currently under Church investigation.Back in 2016, when a statue seemed to weep in California, "Miracle Hunter" Michael O'Neill, who "extensively researches Catholic miracles," [color=var(--color-font-one)]told Catholic News Agency[/iurl]
that the Church "is very cautious with these matters."[/font][/size][/color]
Here's what Michael O'Neill [color=var(--color-font-one)]told CNA[/iurl]
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"The Catholic Church is very cautious with these matters and employs science where possible to ferret out hoaxes and other non-supernatural explanations."
"Tears are collected and tested to see if they are human (pig's fat has been found in some false cases) and statues may be x-rayed to rule out any internal mechanism used to fraudulently mimic the flow of tears."
"Some weeping icons have been shown to have natural causes - condensation or leaking ductwork in the wall behind them. On a few very rare occasions these lachrymations (tears) have been found to have no explanation and are worthy of belief as being miraculous."
Like any private revelation, Catholics are not required to believe it. We must be very cautious and pay attention to what the Church teaches so as not to be led astray.Our Lady of La Salette, pray for us! 🙏"...pay attention to what the Church teaches so as not to be led astray. ???This is probably a "catholic" web page.
A few thoughts... It was -2 Celsius that morning. Lots of snow and still falling. One can see very few tracks in the fresh snow, so I presume no one had been there beforehand to set up a mock "Tears" fraud. A tiny group are praying the Rosary, in Latin, which is remarkable. The Sorrowful mysteries to be exact. As a previous post said, why did they leave so quickly after the "extraordinary" event? If something like that would happen to me, I would probably stay there meditating for an hour...like in awe. In the short video, no faces are seen, but the video was showing different time stamps, so it was probably deliberate. It just seems like it was planned: How could the video show up on Yoo tube the next day, [video editing is not too easy] complete with captions, in English mind you, and this coming from France.(OK, I don't know exactly when the English was posted on YTube.) Did they contact the Shrine authorities, at least courteously...?
On the positive side, some are thinking twice about the supernatural life...
https://laportelatine.org/spiritualite/sainte-vierge-marie/les-larmes-de-marie-par-leon-bloy-1846-1917"...Les larmes de Marie et le Sang de Jésus sont la double effusion d’un même cœur et l’on peut dire que la compassion de la Sainte Vierge était la Passion sous sa forme la plus terrible. C’est ce qu’expriment ces paroles adressées à sainte Brigitte : » L’affliction du Christ était mon affliction parce que son cœur était mon cœur ; car comme Adam et Eve ont vendu le monde pour une seule pomme, mon Fils et moi, nous avons racheté ce monde avec un seul Cœur. »" Léon Bloy.
"...these words spoken to St. Brigitte: " Christ's affliction was my affliction because His Heart was my Heart; as Adam and Eve sold the world for one apple, my Son and I, We have redeemed this world with a single Heart."
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