Eucharistic Miracle – Macerata Italy
“On April 25, 1356 in Macerata, Italy, the Mass was celebrated at St Catherine’s chapel where the nuns owned the Benedictine Church. The unnamed priest was doubtful that the consecrated Host was the real Body of Christ. After he broke the Host into half, the blood began dripping onto the corporal and chalice. The priest immediately informed Bishop Nicholas in San Martin. The Bishop ordered that someone bring the relic of the Blood-stained cloth to the cathedral church. It was later established as true, through the regular Catholic rule process. In 1494, one of the first confraternities (a group of faithful people) in honor of the Most Blessed Sacrament was established at Macerata, and the 40 Hours devotion (where there is a time of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for 40 hours straight) was established in 1556. Every year on the feast of Corpus Christi, the miraculous corporal was carried in procession with the Most Blessed Sacrament.”
