The statue of the Virgin Mary inside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shows signs of weeping from her eyes. Parishioners say they have witnessed the statue crying during the church’s noon mass
The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces has made some progress investigating a Virgin Mary sculpture in a Hobbs, New Mexico church that appears to be weeping.
Bishop Oscar Cantú of the diocese — which spans all of southern New Mexico, including Hobbs — said Friday a sample of the fluid collected from the sculpture was sent for chemical analysis.
"And we determined it was olive oil, a scented olive oil," he said. "Some of the witnesses claimed it smelled of roses, so something similar to the oil I bless and consecrate each year that we use for baptism, for confirmations and for ordination of the priests."
The fact it is olive oil doesn't preclude the occurrence from being deemed a church miracle. But an investigation is still underway.