Just call her the patron saint of home furnishings!  After showing up in a man’s dresser wood grain the other day, the Virgin Mary is back.  This time, the mother of Jesus appeared in the swirl pattern in Danell Griego’s shower tiles in Belen, New Mexico.  She was also holding the recently crucified Jesus, rather than just praying by herself.  Assuming you see anything in the marble, of course.

“We built the house a couple years ago, and we have a stand in the shower and a jacuzzi tub in the master bath,” said Ms. Griego.  “We also have a hot tub right outside the master bathroom, so we had not used the tub.  I decided I was going to try out the tub since it had been sitting there unused for so long.  I got the water and bubbles ready, hopped in and was relaxing and decided to light a candle.  When I reached over to grab the candle, right behind it was the image.”

I really hate it when religious images show up randomly in my bathroom; don’t you hate that, too?  I mean, it takes so much scrubbing to get that Virgin Mary that cries blood off my sink!

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