December 19, 2016

The Boy and the Angel

The following story comes from an area south of Alexandria in Egypt, during the third to fifth centuries. It is among a series of Eucharistic miracles approved by the Vatican.

Fr. Daniel the Faranite attests: “Our Fr. Arsenius told us of a monk of the Scete (southern part of the Nitrian Desert in Egypt) who was a hard worker but lacked instruction in the Faith. In his ignorance he would say: ‘The Bread we receive is not really the Body of Christ, but is a symbol of that Body.’ Two of the more experienced monks heard his statement and, aware that he was a good and pious monk, decided to speak to him since they attributed his words to his ignorance and not to malice. So they informed him: ‘What you are saying contradicts our Faith.’ The accused replied: ‘Unless you can show me evidence, I will not change my mind.’ The older monks told him: ‘We will pray to God about this mystery and we believe God will show us the truth.’

A Week later, on Sunday, all of them went to the church. At the consecration, in place of the Host, a Young Boy was seen. When the priest raised the Eucharistic Bread an angel appeared with a sword and pierced the Boy and when the priest broke the Host, Blood ran into the chalice. At the Communion, the angel took Bloodied Particles from the Host and brought them to the monks to receive. At this the doubter cried out ‘Lord, I believe that the Bread is Your Body, and that Your Blood is in the chalice.’ Immediately the Bloodied Flesh he had in his hand became the Eucharistic Bread and he communicated reverently.

Source: http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/english_pdf/Scete.pdf

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