Some may see just a simple stain on the wall, but one East Bakersfield family say their home has been blessed with a miracle.

Elvia Alvarez was recently using her blender to make salsa in her kitchen. Some of the salsa splattered onto the wall, creating what Alvarez says is the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Alvarez says it's no coincidence. She believes it to be a sign from the blessed mother that people need to start being good toward one another.

Since this happened, Alvarez says at times there’s been the strong smell of roses in her home though there aren't any fresh roses nearby her home on Northrup Street.

Stories of apparitions happening during this time of the year in all parts of the country are not uncommon.