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虎井觀音廟「入火」重建落成大典
（本報訊）民國九十四年六月八日虎井大音宮『出火』，將宮內供奉神尊請出大音宮，暫時供奉『行台』重建大音宮至今已完工，更名為虎井觀音廟，十一月十二日上午十時舉行『入火』落成大典貴賓剪綵。旅居台灣及海外的虎井鄉親紛紛趕回參加『觀音媽』盛會，受邀貴賓縣長王乾發、立委林炳坤、議長劉陳昭鈴、市長蘇崑雄及各級民意代表、澎湖時報董事長許朝鍳、台灣澎湖同鄉總會長莊吉雄、高雄縣澎湖同鄉會理事長陳英吉等人，大典祭祀觀音媽活動最為隆重莊嚴可預期冠蓋雲集盛況空前熱鬧紛紛。
虎井觀音廟是一座建於清朝嘉慶年間（西元１７９０年）悠久文化古廟具有二一九年歷史，香火鼎盛、光照環宇、神蹟顯赫，庇佑島民及來往客商漁船航行澎湖海域平安，廟內主神供奉觀世音菩薩，虎井民眾均尊奉其為『觀音媽』，與虎井人世世代代生活息息相關，同時也是島民的希望及精神支柱，觀音媽慈悲大德救苦救難眾多行行大海的船商旅客，由其虎井位處於台灣澎湖要道地形險要，來往船隻商旅頻繁。人們對觀音媽的信仰，反映了澎湖沿海民眾求順、求福，渴望航海平安的心理，以及要求大自然保護的樸素願望。
相傳清光緒年代，福建風帆商船『金復晋』航行澎湖海域遇上狂風大浪、烏雲翻滾、閃電雷鳴，船隻隨時有翻覆危機，船員驚慌絕望之際天空紅光閃爍，突然出現一道光芒指引『金復晋』船隻駛進虎井島南面海岸，安全停泊靠岸，船員上岸後到觀音廟參拜叩謝神恩，船員見觀音媽神威如此浩大，匍匐拜謝感謝神力庇佑，祈求觀音媽庇祐船員終能平安順利返回廈門。『金復晋』船員於光緒五年（西元１８７９年）專程敬獻『法雨慈雲』匾額，親自前來虎井叩謝觀音媽救命之恩，觀音媽神蹟救苦救難佳話至今仍廣為流傳在廈門與台灣澎湖的民間，當年匾額仍高懸虎井觀音廟殿上，為觀音媽佑我普羅大眾神威之見證。
據虎井蔡姓長者回憶，日本佔據台澎時代，美軍空襲，尤其虎井又是軍事要塞重地，美國軍機炸彈空襲十分頻繁，情況危急，島民性命不保驚慌失策，度日如年，某日中午美軍機又迫近虎井上空，虎井島民清晰的發現海上半空中有一婦人用身上衣襟擋住滿天投下炸彈保住虎井島民，迫使美軍機撤退不再轟炸虎井，觀音媽適時顯聖救民又添一美談。
民國五十年代近十年時光，虎井漁業興旺、漁產豐收、漁港內大小漁船數不清，居民近五千人口之多，十分鼎盛，當年少有島民搬遷出外，由此可見觀音媽給島民信心、給島民歡喜、給島民希望，造福島民真是佛法無邊。
來自高雄的全球洪門聯盟總會長劉會進十五歲離開虎井，十二日專程趕回虎井參加觀音廟入火大典。劉會進表示虎井人受著觀音媽的庇祐及教化，孕育出一種特有虎井人的個性品牌『憨厚、勤勞、落地生根』八個字足以代表眾多虎井人離鄉背井，成家立業的堅忍、刻苦精神及智慧。
劉會進說北宋至清，中國海上貿易漸次興旺，航海者中年浮家泛宅，隨時都會遇上海難，觀音媽飛渡大海拯危救難的事蹟，使祂逐漸成為航海者心目中的保護神。航海者深信在海上遇險時只要向觀音媽禱告，即會有『神靈顯應、化險為夷』。觀音媽已成了航海者與風濤搏鬥的精神力量，贏的千千萬萬航海者，尤其漁民們的崇拜。
劉會進透露，虎井觀音廟完成全部重建工程約需八千萬新台幣。所有經費均由社會熱心人士及虎井人捐贈或集資。觀音廟的結構和佈局均採用中國傳統建築手法，既嚴謹又合理，具有鮮明的宗教民族性。廟的造型壯麗、精緻，既華麗又肅穆，給人於美的藝術享受。虎井觀音廟是台灣古建築的瑰寶之一，也反映著台灣歷代廟宇建築技術和藝術。日後將成為旅客暢遊澎湖行程最嚮往景點及四海民眾朝宗聖地。
資料來源：澎湖時報2007/11/11 10:00:00
