"Bring me my children. Bring me all of my children!"

These photos were all taken on Thursday, July 5, 2007 while standing in front of Sylvan Springs at approximately 2:00 pm. There had been a major effort all morning to schedule a priest for the Friday evening rosary because we wanted to begin celebrating Mass, Adoration, and Reconciliation as part of the rosary gathering on account of the growing numbers of those in attendance.











Just a few minutes before these photos were taken, we had just been informed that a visiting priest had changed his mind, SUDDENLY, and had agreed to come by and offer the sacraments we had requested. At first, he had said "No" to our request, but just as the words were leaving his mouth, he says he heard a woman's voice speak to him saying "Many blessings will be given to the United States, in particular, but not until abortion is ended and gay marriages are stopped!" With that, he abruptly changed his mind and emphatically stated that he would be there to celebrate the Mass, hear confessions, and offer Benediction for those who would come. He did not think many would come out on a Friday during the Fourth of July weekend. Boy, was he wrong!

Anyway, once we were given the news that this priest had changed his mind, we noticed the nature of the sun begin to change overhead and it began pulsing and spinning. This is what we saw.

First there was one bright and distinct image which took its place directly below the sun. It was soon joined by another image which began circling the entirety of the sun before coming straight down and taking up a position above the doorway to the chapel while the first image disappeared for a bit but reappeared in the tree as it usually does facing the chapel entrance. The whole event was quite dramatic and without question, not an optical lens effect of any kind.

It is human nature to say that this is all preposterous. But it is God's nature to bless us with these signs that we may believe and respond to His call to come together and pray.