On the evening of September 29, the statue that has glowed in the dark for six days in the room of visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic was removed from her house and taken to the church. Experts will now analyze the statue. Locals and outsiders view the phenomenon quite differently.
Vicka’s brother Stipe carries the statue out of the family’s house on September 29. Photo: Laura Marcazzan Budimir
Ecclesiastical authorities in Medjugorje took charge of the glowing statue in visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic’s childhood room on Sunday evening when the statue was blessed, then taken to the local St. James Church to be analyzed by experts arriving on Monday.
The glowing statue has attracted thousands of locals and pilgrims to the room since Monday evening when the phenomenon was first noted. Before the statue was removed from Vicka’s room had been a phase when the visionary’s house was locked during Medjugorje’s evening prayer program, to be opened again at 7 pm.
Vicka’s
room after the statue was removed. The glowing statue used to be in the
left corner of the drawer. Photo: Laura Marcazzan Budimir
“The statue was brought out by Stipe, Vicka’s brother. It was covered, behind him was the parish priest, Fr. Marinko Sakota. In the room next to it, Fr. Karlo Lovric prayed seven Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be with parishioners of Podbrdo (the Apparition Hill area, ed.), and blessed the statue room. The statue is now being kept in the Franciscans’ house while waiting to be analyzed” local resident Laura Marcazzan Budimir reported at Facebook on Sunday evening.
The locally-married Italian born further tells that local people view and experience the phenomenon of the glowing statue quite differently from the outside world.
“People out there are waiting for the analysis results. Here at Podbrdo, people wait for the statue to return to the house where it has been 30 years. No matter the results, it has already performed a miracle. A neighborhood has gathered to pray like 32 years ago. Perhaps people do not understand, but actually this is the most important of all. Their union is important for the future. I believe this” Laura Marcazzan Budimir tells.
Sunday also saw the visit of Annerina, the Italian lady who gave the statue to Vicka’s family in 1983. Source http://www.medjugorjetoday.tv/
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