Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Eucharistic Miracle at Lanciano

At around 700 AD, a Basilian monk, wise in the ways of the world, but not in the ways of faith, was having a trying time with his belief in the real presence of Our Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. He prayed constantly for relief from his doubts, and from the fear that he was losing his vocation. He suffered through the routine of his priesthood day after day, with these doubts gnawing at him.

One morning, while he was having a strong attack of doubt, he began the Consecration of the Mass for the people of the town. What he beheld as he consecrated the bread and wine caused his hands to shake, indeed his whole body. The host had turned into Flesh. The wine had turned into Blood.

The Body and Blood are still present and kept in the Church of the Eucharistic Miracle in Lanciano. Here are pictures:







An extensive scientific research was done in 1970 which used the most modern scientific tools available. The results of the tests are as follows:

* The flesh is real flesh. The blood is real blood.
* The flesh consists of the muscular tissue of the heart (myocardium)
* The flesh and blood belong to the human species.
* The flesh and blood have the same blood type (AB).

Adapted from: http://www.miraclerosarymission.org/lanciano.html