Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe spared from fire in Mexico church

What happened in a little church in Juárez on Wednesday has many pondering the mystery of faith and the power of Mexico's patron saint, the Virgen de Guadalupe.

To some, it was a sign for a city devastated by four years of violence -- a sign of hope the city needs desperately.

While a fire ravaged the modest San Agustín Chapel in Juárez early Wednesday -- destroying with it pews, church items and even a picture of Jesus Christ -- the image of the Virgen survived.

"It was something unusual," said parish priest the Rev. Benjamín Gaytán. "For us, it was like a sign of faith, a comfort for these difficult times that we are enduring right now in Juárez."
continue at El Paso Times

You may know that Juárez suffers a great deal from drug militias and government corruption.

HT Aunt Jeanne

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