Peruvian Lord of the Miracles Batting .758, Survey Says
A recent poll by the University of Lima indicated that more than three-quarters of devotees of El Señor de los Milagros say the Peruvian Christ figure has answered their prayers.
Nearly 76 percent — 75.8 percent — of those surveyed say that their prayer to or request of the Lord of the Miracles was granted, reports El Comercio.
Some of the miracles attributed to El Señor include people being cured of brain cancer, handicapped people regaining use of their legs and sailors being rescued from sinking submarines.
The Church does not keep records of these miracles. They are mainly anecdotal.
The cult of the Lord of the Miracles reached a fever pitch today when thousands of purple-clad worshippers carried the Christ figure’s image through downtown Lima. Everybody got in on the act including President Alan García, who shouldered part of the two-ton image in front of the Palace of Government.
No doubt García put in a prayer request or two while he carried his cargo along the processional route.
–Barbara R. Drake
Barbara
I am an American writer who lived in Lima for seven years (2007-2014), where I covered Andean traditions, melting glaciers and daily life in the capital for Miami Herald, MSNBC and Huffington Post. I now live and work in northern Florida where I champion climate change advocacy and compassionate, affordable eldercare.
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