Even as a child, I was fascinated by Eucharistic miracles, and I still am. There is something intriguing about events that the secular society tries so hard to "explain" with technology and science, and yet remain inexplicable. For Catholics, on the other hand, Eucharistic miracles are an affirmation of faith--divine "proof" that the Eucharist is, in fact, divine.
Here is the story of Lanciano--a small Italian town where a miracle took place around 700 AD, and is still ongoing!
A Basilian monk, wise in the ways of the world, but not in the ways of faith, was having a trying time with his belief in the real presence of Our Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. He prayed constantly for relief from his doubts, and from the fear that he was losing his vocation. He suffered through the routine of his priesthood day after day, with these doubts gnawing at him.
One morning, while he was having a strong attack of doubt, he began the Consecration of the Mass for the people of the town. He used the same size host which is used in the Latin Rite masses today. What he beheld as he consecrated the bread and wine caused his hands to shake, indeed his whole body. He stood for a long time with his back to the people, and then slowly turned around to them....
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