Stories of Paraná - The Monk and Mary Christmas

Stories of Paraná - The Monk and Mary Christmas

The Monk and Mary Christmas
Valêncio Xavier

Anyone who has read the story of Maria Monk John, there's more.
The people regarded the monk John Mary reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
He has always denied this.
A story goes that one day, the monk installs its Tendinha the riverside Tibagy.
Ali receives pilgrims, pray, give advice, prescription teas to cure diseases.
The mestizos expect his miracles.

The next day preparing to leave. There was also a bridge over the river Tibagy near the city.
Cross the river by ferry only. The monk asks the boatman to transport him to the other side,
says he has no money to pay for the crossing had made a vow of poverty. The ferryman denies:
"Well, old man, with all his holiness, if no money, no more." And laughed at the prophet's beard.
One of the faithful even offered to pay the ticket, but the monk John Mary refused.
When the ferry reached the other side, which was not a surprise to see the ferryman Monk praying in your Tendinha already installed.
Amazed, the boatman asks, "How did you get here?" The monk replies: "Walking on the river.
Have you not read in Scripture that Christ walked on water? "" So are the Christ "asks the boatman.
Sereno, the monk replies: "I am a sinner like you.
But I have faith in Christ and he supports me on the water. You also can do if you want, and have faith. "
The booklet, as well as showing the popular view of life, miracles and prophecies of John Maria Monk, warning against false prophets who would come after him. And tells the true story of a Parana Maria herself who wanted to reproduce the miracle of Christmas.
Happened in the region of Guarapuava in the twenties.
A woman named Maria, hallucinated, mused that it was the Virgin Mary and her son was, nothing less, that the Child Jesus.
As pastors of the crib, the gullible shifting cultivators in the region rushed to worship "Santa". Viola and fiddle, prayed and sang songs of glory to the "Virgin Mary" and her "baby Jesus." The cult grew, the faithful took the "Holy" from home and, in procession, led her on a litter to a nearby chapel.
Imposed to "Santa" forced a fast, and spent the day at banquets, parties and ... prayers.
Without food, the "Santa" had no milk to give to your son already withered.
A charitable woman took the child home.
Dissatisfied with fasting sexual that his wife had left, the husband of the "Virgin" ran off with one of the most faithful animated.
The bash continued until a priest Guarapuava drove everyone Chapel, putting an end to the false birth.
One of the faithful, bachelor, took the "Virgin Mary" home and instead of prayer, filled it with kids and food. What they say she liked.

Valêncio Xavier, writer and historian


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.