Has anybody heard about the Eucharistic Miracles ?
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Hi Midge, yes I know of these miracles and have visited one in Portugal, the most famous though is the miracle of Lanciano in Italy, you can check this one on the web.\nto the last comment, yes there is the danger that some scientific nut would try to clone these miracles so yes they have to be guarded.
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every christian has witnessed a miracle.
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Upon first glance, I thought this question belonged over in the Chemistry section.  Haha.  \n\nSeriously, I found this excerpt and feel it's contents are highly relevant especially since currently it is that time of year.  The exerpt reads:  \n\n"...Good Friday (pascha staurösimon, parasceve, or paraskeuë _ i. e. the day of preparation for the Israelitic Sabbath _ cæna pura, dies absolutionis, dies salutaris). _ On this day the Church commemorates the Passion of Christ, so that it is the most sad and solemn of all the days in Holy Week. The officiating clergy appear in black vestments, and prostrate themselves before the altar, which still remains stripped. Nor are the candles lighted. After a short pause, the altar is covered with white cloths, and passages of the Old Testament, followed by the history of the Passion from St. John, are read. Next, the Church prays solemnly for all conditions of men, for all the members of the hierarchy, for the prosperity of Christian people, for catechumens, heretics, Jews, and Pagans. Before each prayer the sacred ministers genuflect, except before that for the Jews, when the genuflection. is omitted in detestation of the feigned obeisance with which the Jews mocked Christ. When the prayers are ended, the cross, which has been up to this time covered with black, is exposed to view, "adored" and kissed by clergy and people. [*Here is where you will really want to pay close attention...]  During the adoration the "Improperia" are sung, each improperium being followed by the Trisagion in Greek and in Latin. Improperium is a barbarous word used by Latin writers of a late age, meaning "reproach," and these "reproaches" are addressed in dramatic form by Christ to the Jewish people. They begin with the touching words, "My people, what have I done to thee, wherein have I vexed thee? Answer me." The Trisagion is so called because the word "holy" occurs three times in it: "Holy God, holy [and] strong, holy [and] immortal, have pity on us." It was first introduced at Constantinople, and it is probably because of its Greek origin that it is recited in the Good Friday office in Greek as well as in Latin..."\n\nI hope this helps answer your question.
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I was away from the church for several years and when I first came back I understood the need for community worship.  The Holy Spirit was sending me all these people that were truly enriching my spiritual journey.  People needing help in their own apostolates, some had stories I needed to hear, some providing knowledge I would not have otherwise gleened.  It was a rich and exciting experience.  Back then I knew it was because of my devotion to the Blessed Mother and my devotion to the rosary.  That was several years ago and now it's like pulling teeth to drag myself to Mass each Sunday.  I have a wonderful priest to whom I've confessed several missed Sunday Masses and he said once, "I know God has so many graces in store for you if you will make Sunday Mass a priority."  I love Daily Mass and I love the Eucharist...I don't know.  I'd love to share more and hear more of your journey...E-mail me.  Maybe we can help each other.
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Waiting For The Miracle
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Have you read the scenarios on supposed miracles?\nPeople being rescued from drowning by invisible hands?\n\nPersonally I think it has to do with faith. I think some people want to believe that they were saved by a deity. It makes life so much more interesting.\n\nThe drunkard didn't stop drinking through a miracle. He just had nothing to believe in while drinking and when he made the choice to "try God" it gave him the strength to TRY not drinking.\n\nSuzy is so sick and hungry she has no strength for faith. She needs real help. Is anyone there to help her? This is where we (people) have to do "God's work or it doesn't get done.\n\nIn short, the drunkard helped himself. It was alot easier for him to stop drinking , then it is for Suzy to start eating when there is no food available, or to get well when there is no medicine available.
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Father God's in heaven, Jesus at his right hand praying for us and the Holy spirit working actively through christians.\n\nFor example:\n\nMy sister had chronic epilepsy - God didn't sit by and watch - he healed her miraculously. \n\nMy wife had polycystic ovaries and we weren't able to have children - God didn't sit by and watch - he healed her miraculously and we now have 3 children (do see my question on miracles on this site). \n\nA member of our church has just come from Africa - and he's so full of how great God is and all the things He's doing for people there (incl. people being healed of HIV!). \n\nSimilarly check out brother Yun's book "The Heavenly Man" for the miraculous things (incl. healings and miraculous escapes) God's doing in China despite the christians being rounded up and thrown in prison and tortured. \n\nRead Jackie Pullinger's book "Chasing the dragon" to see the miraculous things (incl. people set free from heroin instantly with no cold turkey) God's doing in the walled city in Hong Kong. \n\nAnd there are many more books detailing God at work available through Amazon.\n\nI suspect you asking because you think God is sitting around doing nothing while there's suffering (which would make him an evil being) - but the truth is He is very much active! \n\nNow have you the balls to seriously follow this up?
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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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A miracle is an unexplainable but seemingly benevolent act. Many such events happen all of the time. We just don't necessarily attribute them to God any more.
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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where God, acting through the priest, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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I believe strongly in miracles, and have witnessed many of them.  One that stands out the most happened on Christmas night 1998.  I was travelling back from seeing family when I came upon a girl in the road who had wiped out her car for no apparent reason.  The road was clear, but she spun around and deflated both rear tires with her bumper against the concrete bridge.  I was going to drop her at the next town and continue on my way, but something made me stay and help more.  I bought a sledge hammer and beat out her bumper, aired her tires up, and folowed her the rest of her journey at 40 miles an hour.  I got home at 4 am, and had to be at work at 10am.  She made it safely to her destination.  The next day at work, someone pointed out a wreck that happened in an area I would have been in, and at the exact time and place I that I would have been in, had I not stopped to help her.  The accident I avoided was a car that jumped the median and landed in the front seat of an SUV, killing a young professional family and their newborn.  I battled with this for some time.\nI would have given my life to save that family, but God had other plans for them.\nWe stay in touch and to this day and call each other our Christmas Angel.
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Yes... I have read the book... and I still have it on my "favorite books" library shell... I also have the little cards in the box of Course of Miracles Sayings... It was very important in my spiritual development years ago... I feel that you "find" or are sent special books to help you in your personal spiritual development.  They become steps in your spiritual knowledge to progress up to a higher spiritual level... That book played an important role in my spiritual development 30 years ago... and I have gone on to other books that have been important to me also.\nThere is some good stuff in that book...  Good Luck!
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Honestly?  No.  I have had a wonderful anointing most especially when I first received the Holy Spirit.  When this happened I was of course a believer, but I was not convinced that this whole 'baptism in the Spirit' thing was for real.  I've heard all the arguments against and hadn't heard many for, so was quite skeptical.  But the Lord knows what He is doing and arranged for me to receive of Him in a unique environment.  It was a private little Bible study and the participants were people from 'colorful' backgrounds.  Some would let a bad word slip from time to time, some smoked; how could these people minister the Lord to anybody?\n\nMy pastor had scheduled a speaker to come preach on the 'Filling of the Holy Spirit' and it just so happened without my asking or knowing anything of it, that he was scheduled to speak a week and a half after I'd been at that Bible study and had been encouraged to receive the Holy Spirit.  They'd laid hands on me and began to pray in tongues as well as English and being convinced that nothing was happening I began to get very concerned that they were full of Hooey.\n\nThen the guest speaker came to our church and preached every night for most of a week and had people come forward to receive the Spirit and not the same thing happened but it was similar.  So I began to doubt my church and pastor were on the right track.  But the last night that guest speaker spoke, he said the most common sense thing I've ever heard a  preacher say, "If you're not sure if you've received the Holy Spirit, or that this isn't real, just ask God to confirm it, or deny it."  God is faithful and He will make what is good and right your desire.  And He makes what is bad and wrong undesirable, but this only happens by spending time with Him.  \n\nWell, that made so much sense, I couldn't refute it.  So, I went home and began to pray for confirmation if it was of Him, and if it wasn't to put me in a church where I could be encouraged to seek Him in the right ways.  I prayed for a couple of hours and when I was frustrated at the lack of an answer, I got up and began to study the Bible. (it had become such a habit by that time I didn't know what else to do)  But when I opened the Bible, the first verse my eyes fell on were illumined, not literally but mentally my mind was opened to understand many ways this verse applies.  As an individual, it applies to me personally in my freedom and responsibility, as a man it applies to my role in society, as a head of household it applies to my leadership roles, as a worker and so on to the leaders of nations.  The order and simplicity placed such a peace in my heart and the knowledge that this was designed by the only true God, a God who loves each and everyone of us personally...  I was speechless, yet crying for joy, and laughing at the difficulty I'd had with understanding His order.  I had my confirmation!  \n\nIt wasn't until many months later that I understood why God wanted me to receive from those smoking and cussing Christians.  He wanted me to know that if He can use them to minister to me, He can use me to minister to others, because I too am an imperfect Christian.  After all, God used a donkey in the Old Testament to talk to one of His people.\n\nBack to your question, I've seen others receive the Spirit in such a powerful way as to be laying on the floor receiving a spiritually healing work from the Lord, still others have told me of the mighty rushing wind, and one more told me of a cleansing fire, but I have not felt the 'electric shock.'
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Why, just the other day, on my way to Sunday school, to teach the cute little kids lies and fire and brimstone .. I noticed MY carnation was all wilted, on my suit jacket.\n\nIt MAY have been a sin, but I stopped at the widow Simpson's flower bed and got a new one out of the ground, and reincarnated myself!\n\nSo, Jim (Welcome back).. it IS possible, this re in carnation stuff.\n\nand there you are too .. so it MUST be true, since we all know miracles do not really happen!
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yes, Jesus told the disciples that they could heal, and they could even cast out devils. \nhealing still happens today. I don't think all the orginal gifts remain, as we don't have a need for them anymore (like gifts of tongues, since we have translators) but healing does still remain.\nthe world sees healing as fake these days, because it has be abused by T.V. preachers like Benny Hen, and few more!  they have made it more about entertainment, maybe because they never had the faith to really do it.. but one day they will answer for it.
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Yes, MIRACLES DO EXIST. Please don't get confused with the word MIRACLE and MAGIC. My son needed a liver transplant 2 months ago. I prayed really hard, prayed the chaplet of the Divine Mercy and now he's cancer free without any surgery. Through the Divine Mercy, all the tumors are all gone!!!! What happened to my son is a miracle. But the bill in your hand... believe me... it's just magic. I hope that enlightens your mind. PEACE!!!
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I never heard of such a thing.Be Blessed!