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8.23 What to think of miraculous events in the Bible? Can a modern person believe in miracles?

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Miracles are rare, and no one can force God to perform one. We can always pray for his particular supernatural intervention. And even when no miracle happens, we can be sure that he loves us and wants us to be with him in heaven one day. That is more important than any miracle!

Juan Diego’s life completely changed when one day the Virgin Mary appeared to him. First no one believed him. Today Guadalupe is one of the largest Marian shrines in the world. Have you ever visited a Marian place of pilgrimage?

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Saint Juan Diego
 

Miracles are the ultimate expression of God’s love: he intervenes directly, often bypassing the laws of nature and science, to reach out to us with love and grace.