The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano

The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano is a miracle where the Host turned into the flesh of Christ.  In the small Church if St. Legontian, a Basilian monk was performing the mass.  He had trouble believing the Jesus's real presence and thought that the Eucharist represented Christ.  When he held up the host to consecrate it, it transformed into the flesh of Christ.  Also, all five goblets of wine were transformed into red, sparkling blood.  The flesh and wine has been preserved today, left out with nothing to preserve it.  The flesh can be seen today and is said to look brown, but when lit from the back, a rosy color emerges.  The blood over 1,200 years has changed to a mustard yellow color.  Several scientific test were performed on the blood and flesh in 1970-1971 and in 1981.  They examined the flesh and determined that it was true flesh and belongs to the human species.  They also discovered that it is the flesh of the heart and found that the myocardium is thicker than the rest of the heart, just as it is in a normal heart.  They then tested the blood and confirmed that it is indeed human blood and they found proteins that would normally be in the blood of a healthy human being.  Finally, the most convicting evidence is that the blood type, AB, is the same as the blood on the Shroud of Turin.  This miracle shows that the hosts and wines are truly the body and blood of Christ, but they may not look like them in appearance.  So next time you are taking communion and you wonder if you are really consuming the body and blood of Christ, remember this miracle.        
   

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