Eucharistic Miracle
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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A EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE
A PRESENTION BY SARAH FRIEDMAN
WHAT HAPPENED?
- Peter of Prague- a German priest, who struggled with his faith
- Celebrating Mass at the tomb of Saint Christina
- Blood seeped from the consecrated Eucharist
- He initially tried to hide it, but he later went to the Pope
- The Eucharist and the blood stained cloth was brought to Orvieto
Photo by ggianni3
EFFECTS
- The Host and cloth are enshrined in the Cathedral of Orvieto
- The Feast of Corpus Christi was instituted 1 year later
- Linked to the commissioning of St. Thomas Aquinas's composition of the Proper for a Mass
- Many pilgrims visit the Cathedral of Orvieto and then go to St. Christina's Church
Photo by jasohill
CORPUS CHRISTI
- Pope Paul VI celebrated the 700th anniversary of Corpus Christi in 1964
- He flew to the Cathedral of Orvieto
