NEW Eucharistic Miracle?!?

Summary

Father David Michael discusses a potential Eucharistic miracle in New Jersey, where a parish claims a multiplication of hosts occurred during Mass. The Hartford Archdiocese is investigating this rare event, which some believe to be a divine sign. Historically, only about 100 such miracles have been recorded, emphasizing the significance of this occurrence. The video explores the nature of Eucharistic miracles, their rarity, and their role in affirming faith, including the famous Miracle of Lanciano, where the Eucharist visibly transformed into human flesh and blood.

Takeaways

• 📜 A recent Eucharistic miracle is being investigated at a parish in New Jersey, where hosts seemed to multiply during a mass.
• 🤔 The Archbishop of Hartford is looking into the possibility of this rare miracle, which has garnered significant attention.
• 🍞 The Eucharist, a central part of Catholic mass, involves the transformation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
• 🌟 In some cases, God is believed to perform additional miracles, such as the multiplication of hosts, which is considered a Eucharistic Miracle.
• 🏛️ The incident occurred at St. Thomas Church in Thomason, where a minister noticed more hosts in the sorum (vessel) after distribution than before.
• 👨‍🏫 Father David Michael discusses the rarity of such miracles, noting that there have been only about 100 recorded Eucharistic miracles in 2,000 years of church history.
• 🔍 The investigation by the Archbishop of Hartford is expected to take about a week, with updates to be provided on air and through the WFSB app.
• 🌐 The news has spread quickly, attracting visitors like Shane, who traveled with her four children to make a pilgrimage and light candles.
• 🔬 Eucharistic miracles are confirmed through a rigorous process involving a chain of custody and a team of scientists and doctors who must unanimously conclude that the event has no natural explanation.
• 🙏 The purpose of Eucharistic miracles is to encourage faith, offering glimpses of the immense reality of the Eucharist and the gift of receiving Jesus in communion.

Q & A

What is a Eucharistic Miracle?

A Eucharistic Miracle refers to an event where the bread and wine used in Catholic Mass are believed to have undergone a supernatural change, going against the laws of nature, such as the multiplication of hosts or a transformation in appearance to resemble the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

What is the significance of the recent reported Eucharistic Miracle in New Jersey?

The reported Eucharistic Miracle in New Jersey is significant because it is claimed that there was a multiplication of hosts during a Mass, which is considered extremely rare and has only been recorded about 100 times throughout the 2,000 years of church history.

What is the role of the Archdiocese of Hartford in this reported Miracle?

The Archdiocese of Hartford is investigating the reported Miracle to determine its authenticity. They are expected to take about a week to complete their investigation.

What is the process of confirming a Eucharistic Miracle according to the Catholic Church?

The Catholic Church takes the process of confirming a Eucharistic Miracle very seriously. It involves ensuring the chain of custody of the elements is unbroken, and a team of scientists, doctors, and experts must unanimously conclude that the event has no natural explanation.

Why does the Catholic Church take the process of confirming a Eucharistic Miracle so seriously?

The Church takes this process seriously to avoid hoaxes and to ensure that what is being reported is truly a supernatural event, not something that can be explained by natural means.

What is the miracle of Lanciano and how is it related to Eucharistic Miracles?

The miracle of Lanciano is one of the most famous Eucharistic Miracles that occurred in the 8th Century. During the consecration, the bread and wine are said to have transformed into what appeared to be human flesh and blood, which was later scientifically confirmed to be of the AB blood type.

Why are Eucharistic Miracles considered a gift to the Church?

Eucharistic Miracles are considered a gift to the Church because they are seen as divine affirmations of the belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, encouraging faith and devotion among believers.

What is the theological explanation for why Eucharistic Miracles do not change the taste and appearance of the bread and wine?

The theological explanation is that if the Eucharist tasted and looked like human flesh and blood, it would be too difficult for humans to consume. God desires to give Himself in a way that is accessible and easy for believers to receive.

What is the importance of the 'chain of custody' in investigating a Eucharistic Miracle?

The 'chain of custody' is crucial in ensuring the integrity of the investigation. It confirms who had possession of the elements from the time of the alleged miracle until the end of the investigation, preventing any possibility of tampering.

How does the reported multiplication of hosts in New Jersey compare to historical Eucharistic Miracles?

The reported multiplication of hosts in New Jersey is similar to historical Eucharistic Miracles in that it involves an unexpected increase in the number of hosts, which is considered a sign of divine intervention.

What can be learned from the script about the nature of Eucharistic Miracles and their role in the Catholic faith?

The script provides insight into the rarity and significance of Eucharistic Miracles, their role in reinforcing the belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Church's rigorous process for confirming their authenticity.

Outlines

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🙏 Eucharistic Miracle in New Jersey Church

Father David Michael discusses a possible Eucharistic miracle at a parish in New Jersey. The archdiocese of Hartford is investigating an event at St. Thomas Church, where a multiplication of hosts occurred during communion. The minister noticed more hosts in the ciborium after distribution than before, suggesting a divine intervention. Historically, only about 100 such miracles have been recorded, making this a rare occurrence. The church takes the verification process seriously, ensuring the chain of custody and involving a team of experts to confirm the supernatural nature of the event.

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📜 Historical Eucharistic Miracles and Their Significance

The video script delves into the history of Eucharistic miracles, highlighting the miracle of Lanciano from the 8th century, where the bread and wine transformed into what appeared to be human flesh and blood, confirmed by medical tests in 1970. The script explains the church's cautious approach to confirming miracles, emphasizing the importance of the chain of command and expert consensus on the lack of a natural explanation. The purpose of these miracles is to strengthen faith and demonstrate the profound reality of the Eucharist. The script also contemplates why such miracles are not a regular occurrence, suggesting that the Lord presents Himself in a way that is accessible and palatable for human consumption, thereby making the Eucharist a gift that is both miraculous and approachable.

Keywords

💡Eucharistic Miracle

An Eucharistic Miracle refers to an event where the consecrated bread and wine used in the Catholic Mass are believed to undergo a supernatural change beyond the traditional transubstantiation, often manifesting as an increase in quantity or a physical transformation. In the video, the theme revolves around a recent claim of such a miracle in a Connecticut church, where the host seemed to multiply during the communion.

💡Transubstantiation

Transubstantiation is a theological concept in Catholicism that describes the change of the substance of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ during the Eucharist, while their appearances remain unchanged. The video discusses this concept as the normal occurrence at every Mass and contrasts it with the extraordinary events of Eucharistic Miracles.

💡Host

In the context of the Catholic Mass, the 'host' is the consecrated bread that Catholics believe becomes the body of Jesus Christ through transubstantiation. The video script mentions a multiplication of hosts, which is the focal point of the alleged miracle discussed.

💡Sacellum

A 'sacellum' is a sacred vessel used in the Catholic Church to hold the consecrated host during the Mass. The script references the sacellum as the container from which the host seemed to multiply, indicating a potential Eucharistic Miracle.

💡Archdiocese of Hartford

The Archdiocese of Hartford is the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese that covers the area of Connecticut. In the video, it is mentioned as the authority looking into the authenticity of the alleged miracle at the Connecticut church.

💡Don Bosco

Don Bosco, also known as St. John Bosco, is a Catholic saint known for his work with orphans and is associated with a historical Eucharistic Miracle where the host replenished itself during distribution. The video uses this as an example of a past Eucharistic Miracle.

💡Lanciano

Lanciano is a town in Italy famous for the Miracle of Lanciano, one of the oldest recorded Eucharistic Miracles where the consecrated host and wine were said to have turned into heart tissue and human blood, respectively. The video describes this as a classic example of a Eucharistic Miracle.

💡Monstrance

A monstrance is a vessel, usually made of metal and adorned, used to display the consecrated host during Eucharistic Adoration. The video mentions a monstrance as the container in which the miracle of Lanciano is preserved.

💡Chain of Command

In the context of investigating Eucharistic Miracles, the 'chain of command' refers to the process of ensuring the integrity of the elements from the moment of the alleged miracle to the conclusion of the investigation. The video explains the importance of this process in confirming the authenticity of a miracle.

💡AB Blood Type

The AB blood type is mentioned in the video in relation to the Miracle of Lanciano, where the blood from the consecrated wine was tested and found to be of human origin and specifically of the AB type. This detail adds to the miraculous nature of the event.

💡Faith

Faith in the video is discussed as the belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and the trust in the authenticity of Eucharistic Miracles. The video suggests that such miracles serve to encourage and strengthen the faith of believers.

Highlights

A parish in New Jersey reports a multiplication of hosts during a mass, sparking interest and investigation.

The Archdiocese of Hartford is looking into the possibility of a Eucharistic miracle at a Connecticut church.

During Catholic mass, it is believed that the bread and wine change into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

A Eucharistic minister observed an increase in hosts after distributing communion, suggesting a miraculous event.

Eucharistic miracles are rare, with only about 139 approved in 2,000 years of church history.

The multiplication of hosts is likened to the biblical miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000.

One of the most famous Eucharistic miracles is the Miracle of Lanciano, where bread and wine visibly changed into flesh and blood.

Scientific testing in 1970 on the Miracle of Lanciano concluded that the flesh was human heart tissue and the blood was human, both of AB blood type.

The church takes the process of confirming a Eucharistic miracle very seriously, requiring unanimous scientific agreement that there is no natural explanation.

Eucharistic miracles are meant to encourage and strengthen faith by revealing the immense reality of the Eucharist.

The church ensures a strict chain of command and thorough investigation to prevent any possibility of tampering with proposed Eucharistic miracles.

The frequency of Eucharistic miracles is rare to maintain their significance and credibility.

The form of Eucharistic miracles can vary, including both multiplication and transformation of hosts.

The story of St. Don Bosco, where a similar multiplication miracle was reported, reinforces the historical context of such events.

The church aims to ensure the authenticity of miracles to prevent falling for hoaxes.

Transcripts

was there a recent Eucharistic miracle

in the United States hey guys I'm Father

David Michael and not too long ago a

parish in New Jersey is saying that they

had kind of a multiplication of hosts at

one of their masses so let's take a look

30 the arch dasis of Hartford is looking

into the possibility of an extremely

rare Miracle at a Connecticut Church a

lot of people talking so this is

actually a a secular news source which

is kind of cool obviously at every sing

s Le Catholic mass something

extraordinary happens which is that the

Bread and Wine actually change into the

body and blood of Jesus Christ but in

some cases God does something else

miraculous too he actually goes against

the laws of nature in some way which is

what we mean by a Eucharistic Miracle so

let's see how that plays out in this

story about this Channel 3 Eyewitness

News reporter Mike cerulo is live in

Thomason outside of St Thomas Church

Mike what can you tell us about

this well this is potentially something

pretty incredible both parishioners and

others here in Thomason are taking

notice and they're talking about this

Pastor Joseph crowle says uh gosh

there's like a motorcycle in the

background that's like really loud um in

some cases especially when we talking

about the Eucharist sometimes the evil

one the enemy kind of uses especially

noise to kind of distract so I think

that's possible that's what's happening

here I don't know Miracle may have

happened right here at this church

earlier this month as as one of the

church's Eur christic ministers was

passing out host or bread during the

communion father Crowley says there so

he says bread he calls it bread of

course we believe it's the body of Jesus

Christ all of a sudden more in the sorum

which is what they use to hold the bread

he says it's a sign that God duplicated

himself so much so that it seemed like

there was more host in the sorum after

the minister finished passing out that

host than before so wow that's pretty

interesting um at every single Mass

obviously we divide the host into

different they're essentially bowls but

we call them saboria um because they're

sacred vessels and we give those to the

ministers to then bring to the people

because it would take a very long time

in most of our churches for just the

priest to do it on his own um so it

sounds like they were a lot of host when

the minister left the sanctuary to bring

it to the people when they came back

they had even more hosts in the uh in

the

sorum throughout history there have been

only about 100 recorded Miracles like

this and news is spreading fast Shane

lives in Stratford she heard about this

so I made a really good point there this

is something that does not happen all

the time there were only

139 approved Eucharistic miracles in

2,000 years of church history so it's

very rare and traveled here today with

her four

kids uh so we watched the video last

night and we thought what better way to

spend a Friday during L then to make a

little mini pilgrimage here and light

some candles for some people we know who

really need prayers and miracles

well the arch dasis of Hartford is

looking into this and they say that's

expected to take about a week we'll have

any updates as we learn more in that

time about a week from now we'll let you

know both on air and on the WFSB

app yeah so um Eucharistic Miracles take

different forms this sounds like it was

a miracle if it was a miracle I don't

know we'll let the church decide that

but a miracle of multiplication uh this

actually happened to St uh don bosow one

point he was giving out host and he was

running out and all a sudden like the

the sorum was just full again of hosts

and uh some of the boys because he used

to work with orphans some of the boys

afterwards um they were like you know

just Don Bosco Don Bosco is a miracle at

mass and he says if God can change Bread

and Wine Into His very body and blood a

simple Miracle of multiplication isn't

really that impressive of course I think

it still is impressive um but just

making the point that the Eucharist is

such a gift in itself um so this kind of

Miracle wouldn't be unheard of in church

history but it is a little bit unique uh

when we think of Eucharistic Miracles we

often think of the Bread and Wine um in

terms of how they look actually changing

as well by transubstantiation of course

we mean the substance what they are

actually changes but their their

accidents um their the different

attributes they might have physically um

don't change but of course a miracle of

multiplication uh is kind of reflected

of the way in which God wants to give

himself in abundance and you think of

Jesus feeding the 5,000 it says they had

many baskets left over right um so the

Lord wants to give an abundance

overflowing um perhaps one of the most

famous Eucharistic Miracles and kind of

a classic example is the miracle of um

lanciano in the 8th Century there was a

priest who was a actually they say

during the consecration he was doubting

kind of doubting the real presence of

Jesus in the mass and at that point the

the bread and the

wine um didn't just change the Bible of

Jesus Christ but it actually started to

look like blood as well and look like

human flesh too so not just

transubstantiation but actually

transformation as well and uh the blood

actually formed into globules in the

shape of of a heart which is pretty wild

um and then in the 17 sorry 1970

they actually did some testing on this

and the doctors concluded that the flesh

was human heart tissue and the blood was

also human blood um both from the same

AB blood type which is really very very

interesting you often find that in the

Eucharistic Miracles it's a consistent

blood type like it all came from from

one man so you can actually go visit

that that Eucharistic miracle in lanci

there's little staircase and you get

kind of close to it and it's there

preserved um in a silver monstrance and

a Silver Chalice so I think it's good to

say why does God do this why does God

give us Eucharistic Miracles I think

it's to encourage us in our faith right

like the Lord wants to offer us little

moments where he pulls back the veil and

we're able to see how immense the

reality is of of the Eucharist like I

said this isn't happening all the time

it's only been 139 times in 2,000 years

um and then the church part of the

reason for that is the church takes this

process of confirming a Eucharistic

Miracle very very seriously so one thing

they're really big on is the chain of

command so they want to make sure that

when um the UK the proposed Eucharistic

Miracle happens um from that moment

until the closing of the investigation

they know exactly who has the uh has the

elements right if somebody took it home

to their house um or somebody took it to

work with them and nobody else was with

it obviously that's going to make things

pretty suspicious that it might have

been tampered with in some way and then

they actually have a whole team of

scientists and doctors um and experts in

different fields um to actually go

through it and they have to unanimously

conclude that what happened does not

have a natural explanation uh the church

watch to just be absolutely sure that

we're not falling for any kind of hoax

or something like that so final thought

for you clearly it times the Lord wants

to do these Eucharistic Miracles but

it's worth asking why doesn't the lord

always do Eucharistic Miracles why isn't

that when you go to mass it doesn't just

change in the Bible of Jesus Christ but

what it looks and tastes like change too

and the answer for that if you just

think about it is that if it actually

tasted and looked like human flesh and

human blood it would be almost

impossible for us to consume that would

just be too difficult in our Humanity um

for us to do that so the Lord truly

desires to give himself but he does it

in a way that is so much easier for us

to receive what's easier to to eat than

what looks and tastes like a piece of

bread easier to drink than what looks

and tastes like wine so Eucharistic

Miracles are a great gift for the church

but the even greater gift is just being

able to receive Jesus whenever we go to

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