Episode 11: The Tears of Mary

February 20, 2023

From 1991 to 1993 a series of wondrous events were happening, centered around Father James Bruse, who was, at the time, associate pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lake Ridge, Virginia. Statues of Mary and Jesus wept tears, water, oil, and blood; statues and rosaries changed color; atmospheric phenomena not unlike the Miracle of the Sun in Fatima were observed; and more.

sources for this episode:
• Carney, James L. The Seton Miracles: Weeping Statues and Other Wonders. 1998. The Marian Foundation: Woodbridge, Virginia.
• The Marian Foundation ( https://www.thesetonmiracles.org )
• Mystic Post TV: The Weeping Statues of Washington, DC. YouTube. ( https://youtu.be/8pp7gmUxEpA )

news sources:
• Catholic News Agency ( https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253576/statue-of-mary-untouched-in-earthquake-that-demolished-cathedral-in-turkey )
• Catholic Review ( https://catholicreview.org/priest-who-offered-up-cancer-for-clerical-abuse-victims-says-he-was-healed-at-lourdes/ )
• Daily Mail ( https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11712385/Indiana-priest-says-cured-brain-cancer-pilgrimage-Lourdes-France-surgery.html )
• On This Rock blog ( http://on-this-rock.blogspot.com/2023/02/no-one-lights-lamp-and-puts-it-under.html )
• Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes)

News writers for The Flowered Path are patrons and friends of the show, Sarah and Kevin.

Theme music is Mariam Matrem Virginem, played by a forest beggar.