Eucharistic Miracle of Offida, Italy
Eucharistic Miracle of Offida, Italy “The miracle happened in Offida, Italy. In 1273, in the town of Lanciano, a woman named Ricciarela went to see a witch and asked how she could regain the affection of her husband, Giacomo Stasio. The witch suggested she go to the church to get a consecrated (blessed) Host. After she returned home with the Host, she placed the Host on the fire in an earthenware jar. Then she turned the Host into powder so she could put the powder on her husband’s food. But the Host, itself, became living Blood. She was terrified and wrapped the jar and bloodied Host with a tablecloth, and then she buried it under the manure in her husband’s stable. Strange events began happening in the stable; every time her husband’s donkey entered and lower one knee to the ground to respect toward to manure where the Host was buried. Her husband was puzzled and began to think that his wife had punished the donkey. Seven years later Ricciarella was mentally depressed with guilt and was in tears screaming “I killed God! I killed God!” She confessed to the Augustinian priest, and he went to the stable and found the Host. Later it was given to some Offida townsmen. The people in town made a cross shaped reliquary (Made of gold with precious gems) for Holy relic with the Host. Another story: later two monks Brother Michael and another monk with the cross arrived in Venice to make a reliquary. They made a craftsman promise not to show to anyone when he saw inside the cross. After an oath, he took the pyx with the miracle Host, but he suddenly got a fever and asked the monks “What have you brought me?” The monks asked him if he had any mortal sins and the craftsman made his confession and his fever was gone. So he took the pyx without a problem. He fixed both the Host and some wood from the True Cross inside the cross-shaped reliquary with crystal. (See image). Currently, the reliquaries of the jar and Blood stained linen with the cross with a miracle Host are displayed in St Augustine’s Church in Offida. Also, Ricciarella’s house in Lanciano was turned into a small chapel. In 1973, the miracle was celebrated and every year on May 3rd, people in Offida celebrate the anniversary of the miracle. If you visit that country, you may want to see the display at St Augustine’s Church, also visit a small chapel. If you go visit, please send me some photos!”-From Youtube post
