The Eucharistic Miracle of Augsburg

MIRACOLI—francea11emagne 12/05/06 14 : 25 Page 18 The Eucharistic miracle of Augsburg, is known locally as Wunderbarlichen Gutes e Miraculous Good". It is described in numerous books and historical documents that can be consulted in the civic state library of Augsburg, A stolen Host was transformed into bleeding Flesh, In the course of the centuries, several analyses were completed of the Holy Particle that have always confirmed that human Flesh and Blood are present, Today the Convent of the Heileg Kreuz (Holy Cross) is taken care of by the Dominican Fathers, n 1 194, a woman from Augsburg who was particularly devoted to the Most Holy Sa- crament, received Holy communion. After communion, without being noticed, she put the Host in a handkerchief, took the Blessed Sacra- ment home and placed the Eucharistic Species in a container of wax inside a cupboard.

In those days it was very diffcult to find tabernacles in the church so as to be able to practice Eucharistic wor- ship. Only in 1264, with the introduction of the Feast of Corpus Domini (Corpus Christi) did such devotion become commonplace. Five years passed and on the 1 lth of May 1199, the woman, tormented by remorse, confessed to the superior of the convent of the Heilig Kreuz, Father Ber- thold, who had her bring the Host back.

e priest opened up the wax covering that enclosed the Host and saw that the Holy Eucharist had been transformed into bleeding Flesh. e Host appeared GERMANY, 1194 Berthold went immediately to the bishop of the city of Udalskalk who ordered that the Mi- raculous Host be "transferred, accompanied by the clergy and by the people into the cathedral and exhibited in an ostensorium of crystal for public worship.' num" cud the Host began to grow and to swell up and this pheno- menon lasted before the eyes of all from Easter Sunday until the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

Following this, Bishop Udalskalk had the Host brought back near the convent of the Heilig Kreuz and proclamed that "in memory of such a memorable and extraordinary event," there should be a special commemoration each year in honor of the holy relic. In 1200, Count Re- front for the placement of the Host of the mira- clee Besides the Eucharistic miracle, other extraor- dinary incidences took place, such as the appari- tion of the Host with Baby Jesus dressed in white with radiant face and His forehead encircled with a crown of gold, or in another case the bleeding of the crucifix of the church, or the apparition of Jesus blessing the assembly of worshippers. wristie GERMANY, 1194 c:rn