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The Eucharistic Miracle of
Lanciano
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most wonderful event took place in the 8th century A.D. in the
little Church of St. Legontian, as a divine response to a Basilian
monk's doubt about Jesus' Real Presence in the Eucharist. During
Holy Mass, after the two-fold consecration, the host was changed
into live Flesh and the wine was changed into
live Blood.
![[Host-Flesh]](../images/l04s.gif)
The Host-Flesh, since 1713 has been reserved in an
artistic silver Ostentorium,
(image left)
at the top, and as can be very distinctly observed today, has the
same dimensions as the large host used today in the Latin church; it
is light brown and appears rose-colored when lighted from the back.
(image right)
The
Blood is enclosed in a rich and very old cup, at the
bottom, made of Rock-crystal. It has an earthy color resembling the
yellow of ochre, and coagulated into five globules, irregular and
differing in shape and size.
(image left)
Science has given a sure and exhaustive response concerning
the authenticity of the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano. In 1970-71
and taken up again partly in 1981 there took place a scientific
investigation by Odoardo Linoli, Professor in Anatomy and
Pathological Histology and in Chemistry and Clinical Microscopy. He
was assisted by Prof. Ruggero Bertelli of the University of Siena.
The analyses
were conducted with absolute and unquestionable scientific precision
and they were documented with a series of microscopic photographs.
The
Flesh is real Flesh. The Blood is real Blood, and
belong to the human species.
The
Flesh consists of the muscular tissue of
the heart. In the Flesh we see present in section:
the myocardium, the endocardium, the vagus nerve and
also the left ventricle of the heart for the large
thickness of the myocardium.
The
Flesh and the Blood have the same blood-type: AB.
The
blood-type is identical to that which Prof. Baima
Bollone uncovered in the Holy Shroud of Turin.
In the
Blood there were found proteins in the
same normal proportions (percentage-wise) as are
found in the sero-proteic make-up of the fresh
normal blood.
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These minerals were found: chlorides, phosphorus, magnesium,
potassium, sodium and calcium.
The preservation of the Flesh and of the Blood, which were left in
their natural state for twelve centuries and exposed to the action
of atmospheric and biological agents, remains an extraordinary
phenomenon.
On May 5, 2005, Zenit (Zenit.org)
reported that "Dr. Edoardo Linoli says he held real cardiac tissue
in his hands, when some years ago he analyzed the relics of the
Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy." The article continues, "Linoli,
a professor of anatomy and pathological histology, and of chemistry
and clinical microscopy, and former head of the Laboratory of
Pathological Anatomy at the Hospital of Arezzo, is the only doctor
who has analyzed the relics of the miracle of Lanciano. His findings
have stirred interest in the scientific world.
"At the initiative of
Archbishop Pacifico Perantoni of Lanciano, and of the provincial
minister of the Franciscan Conventuals of Abruzzo, and with
authorization from Rome, in November 1970 the Franciscans of
Lanciano decided to have the relics examined scientifically.
Linoli was entrusted with the study. He was assisted by Dr. Ruggero
Bertelli, retired professor of human anatomy at the University of
Siena. Linoli extracted parts of the relics with great care and then
analyzed the remains of "miraculous flesh and blood." He presented
his findings on March 4, 1971. His study confirmed that the flesh
and blood were of human origin. The flesh was unequivocally cardiac
tissue, and the blood was of type AB."
Other Eucharistic
Miracles took place at Orvieto and Bolsena, Italy, and at other
places in the world.
Let us never doubt that
Jesus Christ is present in Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the
Real Presence.
The Miracle of Lanciano confirms that His Body and Blood are real!
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