Eucharistic miracles really make you pause and think. One piece I just read made an interesting point. Most of these miracles have happened when a priest was doubting the real presence or it happened to someone who stole a consecrated host. Maybe what happened was meant only as a warning to the people involved?
Every time I read about miracles, while I don’t necessarily believe or not believe them, I am always drawn back to the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man. The rich man begs Abraham to send Lazarus to his brothers so they’ll believe. Abraham responds and says they have Moses and the prophets and if they don’t believe them, then they wouldn’t believe if someone were to rise from the dead.
We believe because we have faith and believe what the Word says about Jesus.
(Side note, anyone ever read that parable and think it might not just be a parable but something that actually happened?)
There is another common thread. Some were the result of profaning the Eucharist. The host was dropped or discarded. Not believing is also a kind of profaning.
So another theological thought is that our Lord shows his suffering and anguish from profaning the Eucharist. Saying “ I am really here, how dare you! “
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