Water comes out of the legs of the Risen Christ in Medjugorje

It shouldn't surprise us with news like this if we believe that Jesus can choose to work from heaven in the ways he likes best. Yet, for many it is always surprising to learn the ways in which Jesus manifests himself: from the work depicting the Risen Christ by the Slovenian sculptor Andrija Ajdic in Medjugorje a liquid similar to a tear continually leaks. Can it work miracles?

Miraculous tears? Scientists speak

In 1998 the Slovenian sculptor Andrija Ajdic has made a large bronze sculpture depicting the Risen Christ behind the Church of St. James, Medjugorje.

The author declared: “This sculptural representation shows two different mysteries: in fact my Jesus is raised and symbolizes at the same time Jesus on the cross, who remained on earth, and the Risen One, since he is held without a cross. I came up with this idea entirely by chance. While I was modeling something with clay, I had a crucifix in my hand which suddenly fell into the clay. I quickly removed the crucifix and suddenly I noticed the figure of Jesus that was imprinted in the clay ”.

The sculptor was not satisfied with the choice of the location of his sculpture, he thought that it would not be observed by tourists. But no, for many years, there have been several pilgrims who head behind the church of San Giacomo to admire the miraculous sculpture, from the right knee of this sculpture a liquid similar to a tear continually comes out and for a few days the other has also been dripping. leg.

The phenomenon has been scientifically studied by qualified researchers including prof. Julius Fanti, Professor of Mechanical and Thermal Measurements atUniversity of Padua, scholar of the Shroud, after observing the event, he declared: “The liquid that comes out of the sculpture is 99 percent water, and contains traces of calcium, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur and zinc. About half of the structure is hollow inside, and since the bronze shows various micro cracks, it is reasonable to think that the dripping is the result of condensation linked to the exchange of air. But the phenomenon clearly also presents very unique elements since, calculations in hand, a liter of water a day comes out of the statue, about 33 times the quantity that we should expect from normal condensation. Inexplicable, even considering an air humidity of 100 percent. Furthermore, it has been noted that a few drops of this liquid, left to dry on a slide, show a particular crystallization, very different from that obtained from normal water ".