About 9.20 pm on September 23, a 40 years old statue of the Virgin Mary located in the childhood home of visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic at the base of Apparition Hill began to glow in the dark. As the news spread, a crowd of locals and pilgrims gathered to enter the room one by one.
The statue to the left in Medjugorje seer Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic’s childhood room began glowing in the dark on Monday evening. Photo: Anne Burford
Glowing in the dark when no light was turned on, an old statue of the Virgin Mary that has belonged to the family of visionary Vicka Ivankovic-Mijatovic for 40 years quickly became the centre of attention in Medjugorje on Monday evening.
“Mamma mia, tonight around 21.20 the statue of the Madonna in the birthplace of Vicka began to emanate light by itself! Like phosphor! People came from all around to see! You can not take pictures, the flash does not show anything, only the naked eye can see it. Beautiful!” Medjugorje resident Laura Marcazzan Budimir reported at Facebook.
People waiting in line outside Vicka’s old house to see the glowing statue. Photo: Laura Marcazzan Budimir
To see for themselves, hundreds of locals and pilgrims lined up in Vicka’s courtyard and in the street, to climb the stairs to the first floor of the house in small groups.
“Hundreds and hundreds of pilgrims have come, and some are waiting in line for two hours to see it” Medjugorje 25.06.1981 reported.
People waiting to see glowing statue on September 23
Photography: Medjugorje Info