The Eucharistic Miracles of the World

by Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoraction Association

This catalogue contains the texts abd photographs found in our exibition

Genres: Religion, Catholic

330 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Karina]

This book is somewhat expensive, but it's on my wishlist. I think its whole contents is also available online here, but it would be just so much more convenient to have it on hand, rather than on computer screen.

I had an opportunity to go to this Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit and took it, because I was just thinking recently about how I wanted to learn more about the Eucharistic miracles. I heard one story from a friend back in Latvia... There was a ton of miracles, and I didn't even get to see all of it. It was interesting, but overwhelming; it's like you have to visit it several times. Or you know, get this book ;)

The miracle told to me by a friend is actually on a very common theme, as I found out. As the priest celebrates the Mass, he has a doubt about the Real Presence, and the wine turns into actual blood, or the bread into flesh (or both!). One of the miracles in the exhibit had a twist to this theme, as the priest hesitated to raise the chalice, the crucifix on the altar came to life, and Jesus took the chalice from the priest's hands and raised it for the faithful to see. Can you imagine the priest's reaction?

Another common theme included someone stealing the consecrated host from church and trying to do magic with it or desecrate it, and the host turning into bleeding flesh (partially or entirely), making noise or giving off a lot of light if hidden, or resisting every attempt to destroy it. Usually it scared the perpetrators, who then confessed what they did and returned the relic. There was this one person who stole the host to desecrate it, pierced it and found that it started to bleed, so he tried to destroy the host and put it into the fire. The host rose from the fire completely unharmed. So you gotta get into the mind of this person, "Aha, fire doesn't work; how about water?" and he put it in boiling water! Just so funny... Water couldn't harm it either, so this person gave the host to a pious woman who brought it back to the church.

One interesting twist on this theme was about a person who stole the host so he could devoutly pray to it, because the church was just too far for this person to go to as often as he wanted. He placed the host inside of some stick, and when he would go out into the field with his sheep, he would stick the stick into the ground and pray before it for hours. Once he without thinking threw the stick at something, and the host fell out. He was instantly sorry, and tried to pick it up, but he couldn't move it at all. Chagrined he called the priest and confessed what he had done, but the priest could not move the host either. They called the bishop; the bishop could not lift the host until he promised he would build a church there.

There were neat stories where animals were involved. For instance, one was of the priest who kinda slipped and dropped the ciborium with the consecrated hosts into the river. He thought they were lost, but then a few fishermen pointed out to him that there were some fish by the shore with the hosts in their mouths. The priest ran to the church to get another ciborium without even checking the fishermen's story, rushed back, and indeed he saw three fish with the hosts. He knelt down with the open ciborium and prayed, and the fish came up from the water and placed the hosts into the ciborium. And this priest was just so overwhelmed that only after all this he noticed that there was like a crowd of people witnessing this miraculous event behind him.

A wealthy trader challenged Saint Anthony, saying basically, "I will lock one of my mules for three days without food. Then if he refuses the food I give him and instead goes up to you to worship the Eucharist, I will convert." And so it happened.

There were a couple of relatively recent miracles dealing with natural disasters. In 1902 on an island in the Caribbean, a volcano erupted which destroyed a city, but spared a village that lay in between the volcano and the city. The people of the village had a particular devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. When this was happening they rushed to the confessionals, and the priest gave a general absolution since there were so many. So that day the village was spared; in a few months the volcano erupted again, but at least the people had the chance to reconcile themselves with God and stuff.

The other natural disaster miracle occurred on another island in 1906. A tsunami threatened to engulf this island and drown everyone on it. The people were afraid and ran to the priest asking to set up a procession with the Blessed Sacrament, which he did. The people were comforted by the Blessed Sacrament, and they followed the priest with the monstrance to the beach and the waves. The priest made a sign of the cross with the monstrance right at the huge wave coming down. The wave hesitated, and then fell back. The waters receded, the island was saved.

Update: I purchased this book finally, and been perusing it. I actually came across a very recent miracle - in India in 2001! Just 10 years ago. Very cool. (I missed that one in the exhibit, so ti was a surprise.) It made me think of the comments someone made at the exhibition, that these miracles tended to happen when they were needed: during times when the doctrine of Real Presence was under attack in particular. If so, this current century needs its miracles.

However, the introduction to this book rightly emphasizes that the Eucharistic miracle that happens every day in our own parishes, when mass is celebrated, must not be discounted or undervalued.

Also: this book reminded me of the sad sad incident which happened in one of the local parishes (Catholic Student Center/Sacred Heart of Jesus). One day in February a host was discovered stuck in the sleeve of a pew with missalets. I'm thinking of buying an extra copy of the book for that parish, so it could be placed somewhere etc.

[Karen]

The Eucharistic Miracles of the World paperback by the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association is a book version of the an exhibition that presents eucharistic miracles that have taken place throughout the world over centuries. Countries where Eucharistic Miracles occurred include Argentina, Venezuela, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Germany, India, Croatia, Poland, Mexico, Spain, and other locations. All evidence of the Host being the sacred body of the Lord Jesus Christ have been fully researched including one case where the blood that was seeping from the host was tested and found to be AB-. Reading the different reports of the different events is very compelling and will support the faith of devout Catholics and even in two cases, reversed the atheism of one, Andre Frossard. Equally compelling are accounts of Saints who experienced encounters with Christ through the Eucharist. Among these are St. Catherine of Sienna, St. Faustina Kowalska, St. John Bosco, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Mary of Egypt, and St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Rich with history, researched accounts and gorgeous visuals, it is a journey through faith and hope for all of us living in the world today.

[Alex Tesoriero]

This book contains gross errors and untruths in its narration of the facts and scientific findings of the 1996 Eucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires.

For details of the truth of this most important case go to:

https://reasontobelieve.com.au/the-eu...

[John Teske]

An amazing book!

Some of these miracles are hard to believe, and others are irrefutable!!! The irrefutable ones strengthen my faith to help me believe the others that are harder! Particularly amazing are the stones changed when the Body of Christ fell on them, the stairs and corporals stained with the Blood of Christ, and the many consecrated hosts that do not decay! Just amazing!

A great book!

[Davis Falk]

Awesome. Over 100 Eucharistic miracles described with many photographs.

[Jeanie]

Reading all of the beautiful accounts of all the Eucharistic miracles increased my own faith and love for the Lord in the Eucharist and belief in His REAL PRESENCE. What a wonderful book!

[Midge]

This book is a "Catalog of the Vatican International Exhibition" of the many verified proofs of the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the consecrated Bread and Wine which have occurred throughout the world throughout the centuries.
My sister visited part of the exhibition and was awed by it; she gave the book to me as a gift, and I read it over several months. It is truly inspiring for a Catholic believer!
I gave the book a 3 rating -- not because of the content -- but because it is a catalog...

[Candy]

I knew of many of these miracles, but learned about many more. I found this book fascinating and especially apropo during this year of The Eucharistic Congress.