An intriguing video was posted to a Philippine Facebook account capturing what witnesses are calling a “miracle of the sun.”

Filmed at a private Catholic church on the outskirts of the Philippine city of Lipa, the video shows people staring directly at the sun, filming it with their cell phones, singing hymns and having strong emotional reactions to what they are experiencing. The sun appears to grow in size and intensity, to the delight of the gathered crowd.

This event took place on September 8, 2039, the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.Number The birthday of Mary, mother of the historical Jesus of Nazareth.

“Miracle of the Sun” Video

A chapel in the city of Lipa houses a statue of a woman whom Catholics revere as the Mother of God, but witnesses say that since 2022, the statue has been constantly exuding a mysterious liquid that smells like perfume. Such phenomena have been recognized by the Catholic Church in the past, with a statue of Our Lady of Akita in Akita, Japan, also reportedly emitting a fragrant liquid. According to multiple reports, the liquid was tested and found to be human sweat and tears, and was broadcast on Japanese national television in 1973. This “fragrance of holiness” has also been observed in other supernatural phenomena associated with the Catholic Church, such as the incorruptible corpses of saints and stigmata.

As in other Marian sites, many miraculous healings and conversions have occurred in connection with this special devotion – that of the Virgin Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces. Officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, this Southeast Asian country has the third largest Catholic population in the world, with an estimated 80% of its more than 100 million inhabitants professing the faith. (Related: The Western Church is Under Attack — Who is to Blame?

The YouTube channel “Mother and Refuge of the End Times” posted a video report of the event.

The most famous “Miracle of the Sun” occurred in Fatima, Portugal in 1917, witnessed by some 70,000 onlookers and documented by journalists, doctors, scientists, atheists and believers. Large crowds gathered at a date and place hoping for a sign announced in advance by one of three young “prophets” who claimed to have received visits and messages from the Virgin Mary.

Witnesses have reported various solar phenomena, such as the sun appearing to “dance”, but viewing them is not harmful to the eyes. The supernatural phenomena at Fatima and several other Marian haunts have been scientifically investigated and recognized by the Catholic Church as worthy of belief, but are not a requirement of faith.