33 Miners Trapped in the San Jose Mine, request statues of Mary and the Saints

[Shin]

Santiago, Chile, Aug 27, 2010 / 05:47 pm (CNA Excerpts)

The 33 miners trapped in the San Jose Mine in Atacama, Chile have requested that statues and religious pictures be sent down to them as they wait to be rescued.

Chilean officials say the rescue could take months but that they hope to reach the miners by Christmas. The copper mine collapsed on August 5, and the 33 miners have been trapped in a space nearly half a mile underground ever since.

A small passageway has already been put in place so messages and supplies can be sent to the trapped miners.

Although a crucifix has already been sent down, the miners are continuing to request more statues of Mary and the saints – as well as a Chilean flag to construct a make-shift chapel. “The miners want to set up a section of the chamber they are in as a shrine,” Chilean’s Minister of Health, Jaime Manalich told CNN.

[Shin]

Salve Regina!

Please join in many prayers for these miners.. this Communion of prayer on Heaven and Earth.

[Patricia]

A chapel in the bowels of the earth! Praise God! May Our Blessed Mother send a miraculous rescue.

[Brigid]

A chapel in the bowels of the earth! Praise God! May Our Blessed Mother send a miraculous rescue.