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SIGNS? WHEN GOD 'USES' REFLECTIONS OF
LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT LOOKS LIKE ANGELS
To know that our Church takes
"signs" seriously (or used to), one has only to recall that in the third
century Fabian was
chosen pope when a bird --
a dove -- flew
in and settled on his head.
The gathered clergy and laity took
this as a sign that Fabian had been anointed, and he was
raised to the Throne of Peter by
acclamation.
That was circa 250 A.D. Things have changed since. Are there
still signs? Barack Obama was inaugurated the day after
Martin Luther King Day and just before the anniversary of
Roe v. Wade.
What to make of
that? What to make of
many
manifestations? Most seem to have to do with light. It is as if the forces
of nature are used by the Lord to send a message, when it isn't simple
coincidence (if you believe in happenstance). During prayer, did you ever
see a beam of sunlight play upon a statue or prayer book or other object
with special prominence? (Let us know
your experiences.)
At the top of
this page, one can view photos of bright
reflections that form what seem like "angels." The picture to the left was
taken on a video monitor at a hospital at the precise point when a child
began to make a miraculous recovery
in
Charlotte, North Carolina. Her mother and the nurses saw it. Meanwhile,
a strikingly similar
reflection was recorded in a photo of John Paul II's
plane landing in Baltimore in 1995 (top, right).
Many
lights are recorded at churches, especially during Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament or Mass. To the left, a light shines in very
noticeable fashion at a church in New Orleans that is known for a
miraculous shrine dedicated to
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. Visit this
place!
Meanwhile, to
the right,
ice on the back window of a van reflects light that looks -- again -- a
bit like angels. It arrived around Christmastime, and so naturally the mind
was on the
gathering of angels. Is it all how we view things? Or does God hide behind
nuance? On occasion can they be from deceptive spirits?
Many
times, rainbows or beams of light from the sun seem to mark poignant
moments during events such as funerals. It is similar to how numbers and
dates
seem to speak to us at times. So do shadows. We see (below, to the left)
what appeared around last December 14
as an altar panel was being prepared for Christmas Novena Mass by a
Filipino Divine Mercy group in the Middle East.
As
a correspondent points out,
a
volunteer was inspired to take photos of the altar while it was still under
construction. Later, one of the pictures was found to distinctly show the sad-faced Jesus
with the shadows.
A priest and the group working on the altar were shown the image from the digital camera itself and all agreed
that there was "a very important, serious and urgent message that Heaven
wanted to convey." God created nature. Why wouldn't He use it?
But,
again, it isn't always easy
to discern the message.
Reflections show
up even on the political front.
What to make of
that?
Is it simply a
case
that when enough photos are taken, some will seem unusual?
We discern. We
unravel. We wonder at the mysteries.
[Let us
know
your experiences]
[resources:
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