Observations of the Virgin in Egypt

Observations of the Virgin Mary give hope for Christians in Egypt

Mysterious lights on the Warrak Church have attracted thousands of Copts to seek blessing and salvation.

Every night in the fervor of Christmas thousands of Coptic Christians from Egypt gather in a suburb of Cairo eager to get a glimpse of a vision that has given hope to their marginalized community.
It is three past midnight in Al-Warrak, a poor working-class neighborhood in the Egyptian capital, and the 10.000-strong crowd stares silently at the sky. 

Then the appearance of a mysterious light around the towers of the church creates a frenzy gathering of screams and ululations. It is the apparition of the Virgin Mary, they say.

Says Pierre, this video is the best to date, knowing that no phone lens managed to capture what the 10.000 people saw

Thousands have come in the evening since the first apparition of the Virgin Mary on December 10, 10, hoping to be blessed by her light.

The prospect of the blessing is a much-needed boost to the morale of the Christian minority who complain of systematic discrimination and marginalization in the Muslim majority in Arab countries.
Tea sellers and snake sellers through the crowds, where thousands of families gathered with young children and babies.

“The first person to spot the Virgin Mary sighting was a Muslim neighbour. He took a video and photos and distributed them to everyone,” says Father Fishay, a priest at Warrak Church, describing how he first heard of the apparition.

Hassan, the Muslim neighbor, was sitting at his local coffee shop where, around 8:30 pm, he saw a strong light coming from the church.

Others on the street began to notice the light and saw a bird circling above the church. Around 2 a.m., a vision of the Virgin Mary in her white and blue robe appeared, Fishay said.

But local Muslim residents insist it's a hoax, someone created the image with laser beams.

News of the sighting spread quickly through the region, prompting hundreds of people to rush out of their homes armed with mobile phones to capture the momentous event.

“It's her, with her blue and white suit, there's no doubt about it. It can't be an illusion," an excited Rami, 36, said in response to doubters.

“The church closes in the evening, we weren't there when the picture first appeared so we decided to come back for the second night and saw the bird on the church tower , then the light,” Fishay said in his measured manner.

Kawkab Munir Shehata, 39, is convinced. The mother of the two, she says, the Virgin Mary even performed an operation on her, restoring her sight, she had lost her left eye.

“It was around 3:40 a.m. when she started performing the surgery on her left eye. I felt immense pain which lasted about a quarter of an hour. Then I was thrilled to find that I could see clearly," Kawkab said.

"You see, my left eye is even better than my right right now," she said.
Nabil, 32, his wife, Mariam, 28, and their three children had come from Shubra al Kheima, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) away on the other side of town, to receive Our Lady's blessings.

“Her appearance means she approves of us and if she blesses us, we will stay there until this morning,” says Mariam.

Her husband said the sighting proves that Christianity is still alive. He is angered by the recent publication of an article in a periodical from Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's highest-ranking scholar, questioning the foundations of Christianity.

"The appearance of the Virgin Mary means that Christianity is real and the Bible is true," he said.

Raafat, 38, goes to Warrak every night but has to leave early to get to work which starts pre-dawn. His wife, Mariam, however, remains in place with their four children.

"Schools are closed due to swine flu, there's no reason not to go to bed late and wait for the Virgin Mary," she said.

Egypt's Christians make up about 10 percent of a population of 80 million, but complain of being sidelined from jobs in the military, judiciary and universities.

The apparition of the Virgin offers comfort to many of the Coptic faithful, who are preparing to celebrate Christmas on January 7, in accordance with the old Julian calendar used by many Eastern Churches.

“It is not possible to know the reason for the appearance of the Virgin, but could push people towards faith, and help put an end to their problems,” Fishay said.

"Perhaps its purpose is to bring people together, perhaps to bring an end to the state of tension between Muslims and Christians, and an end to extremism," he said.

"Perhaps it will be to bring back forgiveness, as it was once used in Egypt."

By By Mona Salem in CAIRO (c) Middle-east-Online http://www.middle-east-online.com/English/?id=36382 Folamour translation,

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