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By Loci B. Lenar
On Friday, July 11, 2008 at 3:45 PM, I photographed Rays of God's Light in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, located on the grounds of the World Apostolate of Fatima in beautiful Warren County, Washington, New Jersey, USA. The Catholic chapel had subdued lighting, so I used the flash to take indoor photographs. However, sunlight appears to be shining through the stained glass window, creating beautiful rainbow colors! Astonishingly, the sunlight is entering through the front glass doors of the chapel into the stained glass window which is inside and adjacent to the entranceway of the church. Incredibly, the rays of light are flowing towards the ceiling inside the chapel. The sun was high above the entranceway when I took the photograph. Without question, the Lord can do amazing things! I cannot explain the phenomenon; however, God seems to work in mysterious ways. Our Lord Jesus sends signs and wonders when we least expect it.
Remarkably, the stained glass window is a representation of the Miracle of the Sun, which was witnessed by 70,000 people on October 13, 1917 in Fatima, Portugal. In addition, NJ.com reported that on September 8, 2007, visitors to the National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Washington, New Jersey, witnessed the Miracle of the Sun and saw Jesus and Mary in the sky during the solar phenomenon. For information regarding the story, please visit the following link: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/10/thousands_are_expected_to_gath.html
In John, Chapter 1, Verse 5, the following is noted: "Now this is the message that we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all."
In Psalm 150:1-2, the following is proclaimed: "Praise God in his Holy sanctuary; give praise in the mighty dome of heaven. Give praise for his mighty deeds, praise him for his great majesty."
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." -John 8:12
On September 8, 1991, through a spiritual visitation, our Lord Jesus Christ imparted to me through a locution, a personal revelation with a prophetic vision of our world Blessed in Peace. The contents of the message are unfolding in our millennium through signs, wonders, and miracles. To read my story, please visit the following links: Miracle of the Sun and Miraculous Signs: Angels and Wonders of Heaven
For updates on signs, wonders, and miracles, please visit the following link: Angels, Wonders, and Miracles of Faith
The photograph is also posted in the photo gallery of NJ.com at the following link: Fatima: Rays of God's Light
For additional information regarding the National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Washington, NJ, please visit the following link: http://www.wafusa.org/shrine/about_shrine.html
For information regarding signs and wonders connected to the World Apostolate of Fatima U.S.A., please visit the following Links:
http://www.catholicreport.org/comments.php?cID=4314
http://flickr.com/photos/lenarpoetry/2222323682/
Please note that after the photograph was taken, I shared the image directly as captured on the camera's digital memory card with my spiritual advisor, Father Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary's Church, Denville, NJ. The original digital image was transfered onto a CD for church archives.
A copy of the CD was also given to Father Paul Ruge in 2009. Father Paul is the Spiritual Director of the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA.
A press release regarding the photograph was circulated through Catholic Online in 2008.
Email: Lenar@Christian-Miracles.com