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The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames.
Incarnation Catholic Church offers Eucharist adoration using the same Host and luna that survived the fire in June 2023. (photo: Father William Holiday)
After Henry and Paula Kones’ Orlando, Florida, church burned down last year, they were devastated for their small parish, but were given a sense of hope in the aftermath.
Despite the fire being concentrated on the sanctuary, with both the altar and the tabernacle being incinerated, a sole Eucharistic Host, covered under the ash, survived the blaze.
The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames.
The burnt altar at Incarnation Catholic Church and the luna, with the Eucharistic Host that survived (Photo: Father William Holiday)
Speaking to the Register, the married couple described the survival of the Host at Incarnation Catholic Church as “astounding.”
“Whenever you have some tragedy in life, you always get some degree of consolation from God,” Henry, 59, said. “And for the parish, many of us believe that the surviving Eucharist was the consolation grace that we got.”
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After Henry and Paula Kones’ Orlando, Florida, church burned down last year, they were devastated for their small parish, but were given a sense of hope in the aftermath.
Despite the fire being concentrated on the sanctuary, with both the altar and the tabernacle being incinerated, a sole Eucharistic Host, covered under the ash, survived the blaze.
The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames.
Speaking to the Register, the married couple described the survival of the Host at Incarnation Catholic Church as “astounding.”
“Whenever you have some tragedy in life, you always get some degree of consolation from God,” Henry, 59, said. “And for the parish, many of us believe that the surviving Eucharist was the consolation grace that we got.”
Continued below.
Eucharist Survives Church Fire: ‘A Work of God’s Extraordinary Providence’
The Eucharist was, and still is, in a crystal case called a luna — used for insertion in a monstrance — that was badly scorched and blackened by the flames.
