Virgin Mary statue unearthed outside Boston

This four-foot statue was found in a pile of dirt while construction crews worked outside an assisted living center in Hopkinton. / WBZ

Residents of a Boston suburb assisted living facility were thrilled to learn a construction crew unearthed a Virgin Mary statue out of the ground, just in time for Christmas.

The four-foot concrete statue was found in the ground last week during construction in an area next to the Golden Pond facility in Hopkinton, Mass., CBS Boston affiliate WBZ-TV reports.

The facility's executive director, Bill Marr, said the statue was in excellent condition, considering it was probably underground for at least 20 years.

"It's even beyond incredible that it was found 20 days before Christmas," Marr told WBZ-TV. "The timing of the year could be more symbolic.

No one really knows how the statue got there. Years ago, mobile homes stood on the ground where the statue was found. Before that, the area was wooded.

Marr plans on checking with local historians to learn more about how the Virgin Mary ended up in the ground. In the meantime, the state is inside the Golden Pond facility and residents can't stop talking about it.

"It is a wonderful thing," said Andrea Brass, who lived at Golden Pond for five years. "I think the statue is absolutely beautiful [and] I think it's a precursor of good things to come for this place."

Once the statue is refurbished, WBZ-TV reports, it will be placed in the building's multifaith chapel.

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[angelosdaughter]

What a bunch of miserable hateful atheists are posting on this board.I know that not all atheists are like this. I have a feeling that the best of them would be ashamed of bashers such as newster90210, Gorgor-gor and their ilk. As a human being, I am ashamed of them.
To gorgor-gor (sounds like a neanderthal) who posted Mother Teresa's agonized statement of doubt, believe it or not, doubt is (at least in the faith in which I was raised) considered to be a part of the faith journey. We all go through it.

[angelosdaughter]

What a bunch of miserable hateful atheists are posting on this board.I know that not all atheists are like this. I have a feeling that the best of them would be ashamed of bashers such as newster90210, Gorgor-gor and their ilk. As a human being, I am ashamed of them.
To gorgor-gor (sounds like a neanderthal) who posted Mother Teresa's agonized statement of doubt, believe it or not, doubt is (at least in the faith in which I was raised) considered to be a part of the faith journey. We all go through it.

[soniesue]

newster90210: You must be so very unhappy. How sad to be filled with such awful hate and ugliness....you must have been hurt very badly in your life. jAnd I think you must be very young.

[Don--Mega]

For a virgin, she sure gets around.

[soniesue]

She does indeed. How fortunate for us!

[angelosdaughter]

How sad that people deride a story that makes some people smile and feel hopeful. Maybe it's hard to understand for those who were not brought up in the faith, but Mary is a mother and in bad times (and we are certainly having plenty of them in this country and the world), most of us see a mother as comfort and safety, and love. She was a human being as we are, and for some easier to approach than the Son of God that Christians believe Jesus is. She is not worshipped, but loved and venerated as most of us do our mothers.
Thanks, CBS, for a hopeful story on a day made horrible, by the actions of a deranged person who took the lives of 26 people most of whom were children in Connecticut

[soniesue]

You said it all! Thank you.

[ohcomeonseriously]

"In the meantime, the state is inside the Golden Pond facility and residents can't stop talking about it." How did it fit?????

[IPonUall2]

I say rebury it.
There is no God, only religion.

[Mirmaidpacific]

I'm sorry you feel that way...you sure are missing out on the beauty of miracles that spirituality brings to our tangible world. God is not only for Christians, Islam, Bhuddists, etc... the higher ONE is for everyone, of whatever faith or nation. I really hope you open your mind up to the gift of the spirit of love. :)

[virgo970]

"The timing of the year could be more symbolic"

Like when Easter?

[adriana1962]

Nice find.She's a keeper!

[cleric77]

"Mary said: 'My soud doth magnify the Lord; and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior!...and behold from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed for He that is mighty hath done great things and holy is His Name..." (The Magnificat -The Song of Mary)
To God be the glory!