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Worshippers in Ohio have been left stunned after a statue of the Virgin Mary commissioned more than 75 years ago appeared to blink as they gazed upon her - with photos capturing the mysterious moment.

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was making its way across the region as part of a tour when it allegedly shut and open its eyes on August 2 while on display at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist.

The church is located in the city of Canton, known for being the birthplace of the NFL and home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The statue has visited more than 100 countries, including Russia and China, and is believed to be the closest likeness of a documented apparition of Mary in 1917 said to be 'worthy of belief' by the Catholic Church.

Many who have visited the statue have since claimed they've witnessed medical miracles, including a young boy some believe was cured of malaria.

Those in Northeast Ohio who claim they saw the gesture snapped a photo, which seemingly shows the idol mid-blink.

'According to theologians, mystically her presence is there with the statue,' said Katie Moran, who took the picture to post to social media.

Speaking to Fox affiliate WJW, she said: 'I took it and thought, 'that's really nice'.

'I took one more to be sure and when I looked at it, the eyes were closed,' she continued.

'I [went], 'wow!''

Others, including Connie Liptak, claimed they saw the statue blink as well.

She told the local news station: 'I knew it was a miracle because I'd been looking at her all morning.'

Pointing to the photos, she added: 'They're really closed. I mean, you can really see her lashes are down.'

Katie, who is also head of the USA branch of the organization that oversees the statues, further claimed the phenomenon was a sort of warning - one consistent with other miracles the idol is supposed to have worked.

'For those who believe, no proof is necessary,' she said, as reports of visitors being cured of plights ranging from cancer to infertility remain rife.

'For those who don't, no proof is possible,' she added.

'It's faith and I believe.'

'We know that she's wept 15 times,' added the statue's custodian Larry Maginot, who follows the Holy Mother on her travels and says such occurrences, while rare, are not outside the norm.

Sharing a story about a three-year-old boy with incurable malaria supposedly healed by Our Lady of Fatima, Maginot recalled: 'He said, 'the doctors had given up on me.''

But when the boy's father brought him before the statue during a visit to Vietnam, he said, 'he ended up recovering.'

Already anticipating backlash from skeptics, Liptak told a reporter of what she might say in response.

'I just say, 'I don't lie,' she said.

'I know what I've seen and I believe what I've seen.'

Taking into account the statue's history and the occurrences surrounding its creation, there is some indication it is special.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13720309/virgin-mary-statue-miracle-ohio-blinked-lady-fatima.html

this catholic statues will never talk or walk.

Blinking and bleeding seems to be the only skill they have.

If to blink is the only action it can take...

It's sad

It DOESN'T matter where in the world, a gathering of religious people is a gathering of the DUMBEST people in that society.

Jesus is lord

Virgin Mary is real and Yoruba tradition or religious practices referred it to as Yemoja.
...


Jesus is truly Lord 💪

Our heart beat as one.

This people !

Jesus wept the second time. Adonbilivit

We are in battle, we are in battle in this world.

Una go kill us with lie one day

Another one o

Righteousness where you dey?

Food don land o

Shegye yaro

“In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
and demolish your chariots.
I will destroy the cities of your land
and tear down all your strongholds.
I will destroy your witchcraft
and you will no longer cast spells.
I will destroy your idols
and your sacred stones from among you;
you will no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.
I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles
when I demolish your cities.
I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

BitterPost:
this catholic statues will never talk or walk.

Blinking and bleeding seems to be the only skill they have.

And in this case, obviously the mouth "blinked" as well!
Scam.

The truth is....we Christians are the problems of ourselves. Always rushing to post Christianity affairs or matters or scandals or whatsoever....

How many times this year or as far as you can remember seen the Muslims or should I say anyone post any Islamic related scandals or affairs e.g "An Alfa told his followers to buy him jet" bla bla bla. Not like this doesn't happen, but you will hardly hear anything of such, this is because the Muslims seemingly appears more mature and know how to keep shut where it matters most.

They laugh at you at your scandals being posted but you hardly see any of theirs too laugh at.

You don't need to be told before you are wise and learn to oversee things.

Them still dey run this format? Even in the days of mobile phones and cameras, no one can make a clear video?

Reminds me of how dem scam us that year say dem see apparition for Aokpe in Benue state. We slept in the mud for a week, waiting for miracles and living on nothing but bread and coke while drinking “miracle water” from muddy ponds.

We finally left after a week of waiting in futility. The malaria and typhoid wey I treat, no be here. Aokpe that was supposed to be the next Fatimah, didn’t achieve their goal as the format cast las las.

Opium of the people!!!!!

holy mother of God, pray for Us.

Wanderment

Religion is a scam

That is why I respect Jehovah witness. They are the best among Christians.

Wao

BitterPost:
this catholic statues will never talk or walk.

Blinking and bleeding seems to be the only skill they have.

they also appear in the skies

BitterPost:
this catholic statues will never talk or walk.

Blinking and bleeding seems to be the only skill they have.

You get bad mouth oo are you a family to "Verydarkman"?

EnEnPeecee:
Jesus is lord

do you understand why you type this truly jesus is lord but a statue blinking is not from God just know that

Lol...

Idolatry though

Wey VDM abeg come go carry that statue give Nafdac

Another time for catholics to start making noise everywhere again. The demons inside those statutes keep getting them worked up. Blink kor blank ni. Mtchew

Akuko

Heard a lot of this gist as a kid .

Gist of crucifix of Jesus bleeding at the hands and/or feet.

Mary crying tears, sometimes blood.

Now I'm an adult?

I call total bullshit on all of those stories.