"Behold, I am with you
all days, even to the comsummation of the world."
Last Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel.
In Lanciano, Chieti, Italy about 1,300 years ago, one of the
most thoroughly documented miracles took place. Then a monk of the order
of St. Basil had been struggling with doubts about Christ's Presence in
the Eucharist. He experienced that Presence firsthand as he raised the
Host during Consecration. The bread turned into a circle of flesh surrounding
a small area in the center where the Host retained its earthly properties.
At the same time, the wine clotted into 5 pieces of different sizes.
(After 1300 years, The Host tests out as h u m a n
heart muscle
while the B l o o d tests out as fresh AB type blood.)
The Eucharistic Miracle at Lanciano, Italy is pictured in its reliquiary. The center of the Host, retaining the form of bread disintergrated long ago. However, the outer edge of the Host, which has been identified as human heart muscle, has survived more than 1,200 years.
The Blood from the miracle divided and dried into 5 pellets. It is kept in this chrystal vase.
(Soul magazine- May-June 2000, pages 28,29)
