Eucharistic Miracle

As Catholics, we believe that the consecrated (blessed) Host and Wine have transubstantiated to the actual Body and Blood of Christ.  This means we believe that, although the Host and the Wine still look the same, these have changed in substance into the Body and Blood of Christ. 

In 1267, a German priest, Peter of Prague, was traveling to Rome to see the Pope as he was struggling to believe that Christ was really present in the consecrated Host. Along the way he celebrated Mass above the tomb of St. Christina in Bolsena. There as he prayed the Eucharistic Prayers, the host in his hands began to bleed. This blood dripped onto the altar and the Corporal, the Linen cloth kept beneath the Chalice and Ciborium. 

He immediately set out for Orvieto, to see Pope Urban IV. After investigating this miracle, the Pope requested that the local Bishop bring the Host and Corporal to Orvieto. 

The Corporal now rests in the Chapel of the Corporal, in the Duomo di Orvieto. and is carried in Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi. 




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  1. FernMarch 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM

    Beautiful picture, make more sense to me now with your caption. Thank you both Peter and Brenda. It was nice to have you as Photographer during our Pilgimage! God Bless, Fernanda

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