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California family unwavering faith manifested itself in the form of a lone statue of the Virgin Mary—untouched by the merciless flames of southern California’s wildfires—her steadfastness amid the smoldering ruins made them sing in praise.
“It was amazing how everything burned, but the statue of the Virgin Mary and another statue of St. Joseph were in perfect condition,” said Peter Halpin, the patriarch of the family. said ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ on Sunday.
“Obviously, they were a little hyped up, but we just took this opportunity to pray,” he continued. “Our house is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and has always been dedicated to all the members of my family, my extended family, so we said a prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and then we sang that special song that our whole family knows. for decades to the Blessed Virgin, and it was great.’
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A statue of the Virgin Mary has been left standing amid ash and rubble after wildfires destroyed a Southern California family’s home of 37 years. (Jackie Halpin)
According to Halpin, the family “broke the law” by visiting what was left of their home of 37 years last week. When they discovered the deadly fire at Eton had reduced the rest to rubble, they leaned on faith as they sang praises with their six children and other loved ones in a viral video posted on Instagram.
“It was absolutely not our intention for this thing to go viral,” he continued. “It was pretty much just a family thing, but the response from the community was incredible and so genuine.”
Peter’s wife Jackie said she was overcome with emotion after her son-in-law sneaked into the house the day before, snapping a photo showing the statue still standing.
She knew that then they should have made their own pilgrimage to the place to thank God for the years they had spent there.
Peter and Jackie Halpin (Fox & Friends Weekend)
“That was my intention,” she said. “We’re going to pray. We’re going to thank God that we’re safe and we’ve had a lot of fun over the years. We feel very strongly about the virtue of hospitality, so I just wanted to pray and say, ‘If we can do it again, that would be great.’
“The song (in the video) came about on its own, so I did just wanted to pray. I just want to be as grateful as possible for what we had.”
Wildfires continue to tear through southern California with no end in sight, destroying communities and taking 16 lives so far.
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