Visitors Flock to See Statue Linked to Miracle
Roman Catholics are visiting a church in the small Texas town of Devine in big numbers to see the statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos.
Msgr. Adolfo Valdivia Aguirre, pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, said his parish southwest of San Antonio could wind up receiving 30,000 visitors while the visiting statue is on display.
The statue is named for the town in the Mexican state of Jalisco where the devoted believe that a young girl killed in an acrobatic performance was miraculously brought back to life in the 1600s through the Virgin Mary’s intercession.
The small, 350-year-old Virgin, with long, dark hair and flowing blue robes, is a reproduction of the original image and has been exhibited across the United States and Mexico, Aguirre said.
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