Bleeding image sent to Port-of-Spain
By LAUREL V WILLIAMS Saturday, December 3 2011
THE image of the bleeding Holy Eucharist, seen at a Moruga primary school is now at the Archdiocese in Port-of-Spain where testings are to be carried out on it.
Parish Priest Jayasaleen Baskar made the confirmation yesterday, and added one has to have faith to believe such a phenomenon.
On Thursday morning Eric Lewis, the Standard Two teacher of the Rock River Roman Catholic Primary School in Moruga saw a red-coloured substance running down the wood carving of the Holy Eucharist.
The wooden carving was earlier placed on the wall of the classroom by Lewis following a lesson about the significance of the Holy Eucharist in the Catholic faith. Lewis was of the opinion the substance smelled like blood, and therefore it was a miracle happening right before his eyes. Lewis firmly believed it was the work of God, an affirmation of His work.
Between Thursday morning and evening, when it was removed, scores of persons visited the school to see for themselves, many taking photos of the carving.
Yesterday, Baskar said he handed over the image to his predecessor Fr David Khan who would have then taken it to the Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain.
“Last night (Thursday) at about 6 pm Fr Khan came and I handed it over to him. It has been moved to the Archdiocese. It is our faith. You have to have faith to believe,” Baskar said.
Contacted yesterday Vicar for Communications for the Archdiocese, Msgr Cuthbert Alexander, opted not to comment much on the issue, saying in due course the Archdiocese will make an official statement. “It has to be investigated first then an official statement would be made,” he noted.
