Covina parish celebrates ‘enthronement’ of new Mary statue
Those entering the church couldn’t help but stop and stare. They were drawn to the beautiful statue of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love, her face so serene as she nestles the baby Jesus, her love flowing gently like the waves in her hair and the folds in her gown.
James Chen was enraptured.
“I feel like I’ve seen the mother of Christ,” said Chen, a parishioner at St. Timothy Church in Laguna Niguel. “I can feel her presence. The artist must have poured out his love for Christ into this statue.”