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Eucharistic miracle is any miracle involving the Eucharist, regarding which the most prominent Christian denominations, especially the Catholic Church, teach that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, which is by itself a Eucharistic miracle; however, this is to be distinguished from other manifestations of God.
The Miracle of Lanciano is a Eucharistic miracle said to have occurred in the eighth century in the city of Lanciano, Italy. According to tradition , a Basilian monk who had doubts about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist found, when he said the words of consecration at Mass, that the bread and wine changed into flesh and blood.
The Catholic Church officially recognizes the Eucharistic miracle of Santarém as authentic. [6]Several popes have granted indulgences to pilgrims and visitors devoted to the Most Holy Miracle of Santarém: Pope Pius IV (1559–1565) granted indulgence to pilgrims who visit the Church of the Most Holy Miracle; Pope Pius V and Pope Pius VI granted privileges to pilgrims that visit the Church ...
Throughout the history of the church, however, priests and lay people have occasionally reported witnessing a “Eucharistic miracle,” during which the wafer undergoes a visible transformation.
The Council of Trent, held 1545–1563 in reaction to the Protestant Reformation and initiating the Catholic Counter-Reformation, promulgated the view of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist as true, real, and substantial, and declared that, "by the consecration of the bread and of the wine, a conversion is made of the whole substance of the bread into the substance (substantia) of the body ...
My story today explores the history of miracles, why they matter to the faithful and what church officials found when they started asking questions about the purported miracle in Cincinnati.
Eucharist (Koinē Greek: εὐχαριστία, romanized: eucharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving') [1] is the name that Catholic Christians give to the sacrament by which, according to their belief, the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine consecrated during the Catholic eucharistic liturgy, generally known as the Mass. [2]
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