Virgin Mary 'crosses the finish line' with Olympic gold runner

[Michie]

Virgin Mary 'crosses the finish line' with Olympic gold runner

04:25 pm | LONDON, ENGLAND, Aug 10, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Ethiopian athlete Meseret Defar provided one of the most emotional moments of the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she crossed the finish line in the 5000 meter race to win the gold.
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[Anhelyna]

And this Russian competitor was spotted the other day

 

[Irish Melkite]

The icon carried by Meseret Defar is that of Kidane Meheret, Our Lady of the Covenant of Mercy, a title of the Theotokos that is roughly equivalent to Mary's title in the Latin Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.

The icon carried by Kseniia Afanaseva is that of her name patroness, the Fool-for-Christ, Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.

Many years,

Neil

 

[John the Roman]

Beautiful. Notice how she pressed it to her face as if to say, "Don't look at me, Look at Jesus!"

Way to go, Defar!