Eucharistic Miracles

[Cruikshank_s]

Hi all! I was watching EWTN Live, and a caller phoned in a very intriguing question. The show was dedicated to Eucharistic Miracles in the Latin Church and a caller phoned in asking if there were any Eucharistic Miracles in other Churches. She was referring to protestant groups, but the Father posed a better question: Since the Eastern Orthodox Churches really do believe that upon consecration the host truly becomes our Lord do they have reported and documented Eucharistic miracles? He didn’t know… I figure you all would!

 

[Eucharisted]

The eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy is accepted by Eastern Orthodox, I think.

 

[mnealon1]

I have the Holy Miracle of Santarem Portugal 1266.A woman very troubled by her husbands unfaithfulness decided to a ask a Jewish sorceress for aid, and was told what to do - ie bring the consegrated Host to her husband. After great hesitation the poor woman decided to commit this sacrilege so in the Church of Saint Stephen Portugal after reveiving Holy Communion she removed the Host from her mouth and wrapped it in her veil. As she was going home people began to notice drops of blood coming from her veil, and enquired why she was bleeding so profusely. She went home and place the Host in a wooden chest.
Late that night her husband returned home and in the middle of the night they awoke and saw the house was light up by a mysterious light which penetrated throught the wooden chest. The woman confessed her sin to her husband and they both spent the rest of the night on their knees in prayer and adoration. The husband was converted at once.
and people came from near and far to comtemplate the Holy Miracle.
The Blessed Sacrament was then taken in procession by the Priest who had been informed
and was placed in the Tabernacle.
Some time later when the Tabernacle was opened for adoration another miracle had taken place, the wax case was found broken in pieces and the Holy Sacrament encased in a beautiful crystal pyx. This pyx was placed in a gold-plated silver monstrance and can be seen to this day,
The Church of St. Stephen is now named the Chirch of the Holy Miracle.
I have been lucky enough to seen this host in the Church. To Kiss it you have to climb some stairs up high behind the Altar. It is truly amazing. The Host is broken and slighlly darkened but wonderful.
The ways of God are truly wonderful! God Bless

 

[Inity]

In a russian orthodox book of liturgical prayers for priests, printed before the revolution (somewhere in XIXth century), I’ve seen interesting instructions for a priest, what to do in the case of eucharistic miracle, especially when the Bread and Wine turn to Real flesh and blood.
So I guess these things were happening, if the instructions were distributed to all priests!

I’ve been also seeing references to Eucharistic miracles in Orthodox churches, only these were not “documented” as catholic ones.

 

[maize]

just think if at a southern baptist church the oyster crackers and welchs turned to flesh and blood…i ponder their reaction.

 

[mnealon1]

Hi again! I neglected to say clearly that the Miracle of the Host as I described is Catholic. The visit to the Church of the Holy Miracle was part of my Pilgrimage to Fatima and we were brought there by our Spiritual Director a Catholic Priest. I have a Relic which touched the Host.

Thank you God Bless

 

[Formosus]

The eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy is accepted by Eastern Orthodox, I think.

Yes. It actually took place within “byzantine” Italy under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople. I am not knowledgeable on other Eucharistic miracles though I am certain that they have them as well.

 

[twf]

There was a Eucharistic miracle very recently (maybe 2004?) in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in India. So the Orientals, not just the Latins and Byzantines, have them too! Anyone have any info on this particular miracle? I believe the image of Our Lord appeared on the Host. The miracle was approved by the Syro-Malankara Church…the Major Archbishop has spoken on it.

 

[Amadeus]

The eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy is accepted by Eastern Orthodox, I think.

Yes. It actually took place within “byzantine” Italy under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople. I am not knowledgeable on other Eucharistic miracles though I am certain that they have them as well.

There was a Eucharistic miracle very recently (maybe 2004?) in the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in India. So the Orientals, not just the Latins and Byzantines, have them too! Anyone have any info on this particular miracle? I believe the image of Our Lord appeared on the Host. The miracle was approved by the Syro-Malankara Church…the Major Archbishop has spoken on it.

A perspective on the above eucharistic miracles:

(1) The Lanciano eucharistic miracle in the 8th century apparently came about because of the “doubt” on the part of a Basilian priestmonk (Byzantine) in the efficacy of an unleavened bread for consecration. He was used to consecrating leavened bread as is the custom in the Byzantine Rite. The priestmonk was assigned that day to celebrate Mass (not Divine Litrugy) at a Latin Rite parish in Southern Italy, then within the temporary jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople. As he was consecrating the host and wine, the host turned into real flesh and the wine turned into real blood. Both species are still “alive” today in the form of real flesh (of the heart) and real blood (Type AB).

(2) The Syro-Malankara eucharistic miracle on May 5, 2001 happened during a novena to St. Jude Thaddeus (a Latin-derived devotion). When the Syro-Malankara priest placed a consecrated host (unleavened, the same as what the Latins use) into the monstrance for public adoration, he saw the gradual formation of the likeness of Our Lord Jesus Christ crowned with thorns on the host. It is now enshrined with the full likeness of Our Lord. See:

therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/english_pdf/Chirattakonam.pdf

To date, I think there is no documented nor authenticated eucharistic miracle in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Ditto for the Oriental Orthodox Churches?

I don’t know if the Eastern Orthodox accept these eucharistic miracles as they involved unleavened bread.

But the Catholic Church never advances exclusive claim to these miracles. These miracles belong to the universal Church, especially the Lanciano eucharistic miracle which happened when the East and West were still one.

 

[bpbasilphx]

The instructions in the Russian Liturgikon say that should, after consecration, the bread and wine take on the appearance of flesh and blood, or a child, the priest is to place these aside, procure fresh matter, and say the appropriate parts of the Eucharistic canon that apply to the Body and or the Blood of Christ.

Should these resume their normal appearance of bread and wine, they are consumed at the ablutions.

As Christ’s Sacramental presence exists under the appearance of bread and wine, if they don’t look like bread and wine, they they are not the Eucharist, and are not to be treated as such.

There is a story of a Turkish Mahometan who saw the Lamb on the diskos suddenly become a small child after the Consecration (the priest had allowed him to hide in the sacristy to watch the Liturgy). During Communion he saw many pieces taken from the child, but the child remained whole–and after Communion the child disappeared.

He was the only one who saw this. Whether he converted, I don’t know.

 

[mnealon1]

I have just been watching Fr. Mich on EWTN and he was talking to his guest about Eucharistic Miracles. There are 126 approved Eucharistic Miracles, either by the Bishops or the Vatican.
Just to give an example of two .One took place on an Island off Columbia in 1906 when they had the largest ever recorded earthquake ( 8.6). The Island was in danger of been wiped out by the enourmous waves coming at them and they begged their priest to bring the Host. The Priest did so and walked right down to the waters edge and held up the host.The waves went down and the island was saved.
In 1730 in Siena thieves broke into a Church to steal the gold and jeweled chalice full of Hosts ( 351) Running out of the Church they threw the Hosts into a collection box. The Hosts were gathered and put into another chalice and to this day they remain perfect, although there is mould in the chalice it does not touch the Hosts.
This is a photographic exhibition with full details and history.
Fr. was saying one very interesting thing that, blood samples taken from the bleeding Hosts by samples taken they reveal that every Host has type AB blood without exception including the Turin Shroud.
This Exhibition is in the U.S. and will be in Naperville IL In June.
The details given were - if you would like this Exhibition to go to your Parish PH.8152544420 or www. therealpresence.com
What I have writen is as exact as I can remember in an hour long program.

 

[Formosus]

The instructions in the Russian Liturgikon say that should, after consecration, the bread and wine take on the appearance of flesh and blood, or a child, the priest is to place these aside, procure fresh matter, and say the appropriate parts of the Eucharistic canon that apply to the Body and or the Blood of Christ.

Should these resume their normal appearance of bread and wine, they are consumed at the ablutions.

As Christ’s Sacramental presence exists under the appearance of bread and wine, if they don’t look like bread and wine, they they are not the Eucharist, and are not to be treated as such.

There is a story of a Turkish Mahometan who saw the Lamb on the diskos suddenly become a small child after the Consecration (the priest had allowed him to hide in the sacristy to watch the Liturgy). During Communion he saw many pieces taken from the child, but the child remained whole–and after Communion the child disappeared.

He was the only one who saw this. Whether he converted, I don’t know.

I have seen icons that portray a small child standing on the altar. I always thought it was just artistic license, I never knew such miracles occurred. That is pretty amazing.

 

[bpbasilphx]

I have seen icons that portray a small child standing on the altar.

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