Miracles are nothing new to Filipinos. When unusually inexplicable events involving visions, appearances of holy pictures, and religious statuaries occur, news about it is expected to spread like wildfire, and devotees would soon flock to personally see the event.
Here is a list of more contemporary miracles that until now remain unexplained in Philippine history.
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Kambal na Krus (Tondo, Manila)
On March 23, 1922, Crispino Lacandaso was chopping wood from a felled, century-old sampalok tree on a vacant lot in Gagalangin, Manila. After he managed to cleave the trunk in two, the young laborer was amused to see a dark cross on a base, imprinted on both halves of the wood.
The discovery of the twin crosses instantly created a sensation among devout Catholics in the area. The pieces of wood were subsequently encased in glass and installed in a small chapel that was built as a shrine where devotees could come and visit, especially during Holy Week.
Holy Faces on Rose Petals (Lipa and Bulacan)
In 1948, the Blessed Virgin reportedly appeared to 21-year-old Teresita Castillo, a postulant at the Carmelite convent in Lipa, Batangas. The manifestation was followed by a mysterious shower of rose petals that had imprints of religious characters like the Sacred Heart, the Holy family, the Virgin and Child, Joseph and Jesus.
Decades after, a similar event occured when Carmelo Cortez allegedly witnessed a vision of a lady dressed in white, with the Holy Eucharist on her bosom, holding a rosary and Carmel Scapular on each hand. It happened in June 12, 1991. To commemorate the miraculous event, a shrine was built in Sta. Maria, Bulacan where Cortez conducts his healing missions, held every first Saturday of the month.
The Weeping Lady of Amorseco (San Fernando, Pampanga)
In September 1987, Mrs. Rosalio C. Toledano of San Fernando traded a small image of Our Lady in exchange for fabrics with dry goods dealer, Lhoree Lee. The next month, her family started to experience unusual events. Scent of roses and candles started to smell in their residence, while amor seco (cogon flowers) began appearing and sticking to the hair of their Marian image, until the whole face and vestments were totally covered.
On October 13, the tiny statue began to weep. Lee, believing that these were divine signs, consulted with then Archbishop Oscar Cruz on the matter. The miraculous image was since then enshrined at Our Lady of Amorseco House of Prayer which has become a center for outreach programs and many religious crusades.
The Healing Oil of Santo Niño de la Providencia (Las Piñas)
In 1986, Corazon Gonzales of Las Piñas bought a wooden Sto. Niño image from a religious shop in Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila. She placed the 2-foot image on top of an electric organ in their living room, and there it remained until January 27, 1992—when her daughter Lorna found the image on the floor oozing oil.
The oil was discreetly collected, bottled, and given away to people who came to visit the Sto. Nino. Case stories of people cured of serious diseases—ranging from end-stage cancer, mental retardation, nerve problems to dengue fever and amputation—were collected and examined, baffling even doctors and medical experts. A chapel has been built beside the house to accommodate the faithful seeking succor, comfort and miracles to their life’s afflictions.
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