Kristos

Kristos

IXIOMO

The hand carved wooden crucifix is from my father's family side. Story has it that on one stormy night, my father (who was a young teen then) was alone at home in Tabaco, Albay (Bicol Province). He begun seeing dark red liquid (blood?) coming out of the chest area of the statue. Subsequent investigation by the elders eliminated any external source. In time, he asked his parents to have the crucifix and brought it with us when we immigrated to the US. He took it back with him to the Philippines when he decided to go home to retire there. When he passed away 3 months later, I personally hand-carried this family heirloom back to the US with me to fulfill his bequeath to one of my sisters.

The Ixiomo emanates a very powerful presence. Just looking the figure makes you shiver. The eyes seem to be always watching you wherever you move to have another look. During Easter week, this partakes in an annual religious procession. I recall the many times when a bunch of young cousins and I gather together to pull the karo along streets of Malolos, Bulacan.

Story of the Jesu Cristo as told by my mother indeed seems miraculous. During a raging fire that was burning nearby homes in Malolos, Bulacan, my lolo Arcadio picked up the crucifix from the home's altar and placed it by a window which was facing the fire heading towards the house. Believe it or not, the fire jumped over and skipped our house but continued to burned a couple of adjacent houses before the fire was extinguished.

Note: all of these priceless heirlooms are in great hands and care by very responsible and protective family members. The power and enigma still emanates... even now.

Do you believe in miracles? Try is a virtual experiment: Touch the photos on the screen, meditate and contemplate... and then ask for your intercession. Do let me know if something miraculous happens.