Our Lady of the Angels 2
Cartago, Costa Rica (1635)
On August 2, 1635, while gathering firewood, mestiza Juana Pereira found a carved black stone resembling the Virgin and Child. She took the 3” image home and put it in a box.
The next day she found an identical carving on the same rock. She took that one home but found the first one was no longer in its box.
So she locked the second one up. On the third day, the same thing occurred: she found the same image in the same place, and discovered that the locked box was empty.
The parish priest placed it in the tabernacle. The image again returned to the woods. Everyone agreed ashrine should be built there.
The feast of La Negrita, the patron saint of Costa Rica is celebrated August 2nd.
Text and image used with permission.
Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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