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During WW2, on April 9, 1942, two German bombs fell on The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady in Mosta, a city in central Malta. Mass was going on at the time, and more than 250 parishioners were in the church. Alarms rang out ahead of time, and while some people left the church, others stayed inside and prayed. The first bomb pierced the dome, ricocheted, and fell onto the floor of the church. The second cleared the left side of the triangle on top of the church’s facade.
Those bombs had every reason to explode — but neither of them did.
The bombs were promptly defused by the military and later dropped into the sea.
This event was interpreted as a miracle by the inhabitants, and a similar bomb is now displayed in the sacristy at the back of the church.
Those bombs had every reason to explode — but neither of them did.
The bombs were promptly defused by the military and later dropped into the sea.
This event was interpreted as a miracle by the inhabitants, and a similar bomb is now displayed in the sacristy at the back of the church.