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I briefly attended a church where the motivational speaker claimed he raised a cat from the dead via the laying on of hands. Think he was telling the truth or why would he claim such a thing?
That sounds a bit weird to me because who or what is being glorified here?
In many miracles in history and in the Bible, many people witness an event and the event is linked to either a prayer or to some sort of future decision of God. And these events are usually related to humans, however I know of an Italian priest in the Middle Ages who was the “caretaker” of animals and through his work he revealed God and Jesus. Moreover, people actually saw his miracles and it wasn’t him claiming he did something.
Can’t think of his name now but I will look at my notes for him. It’s something I remember from almost 10 years ago.
All true Christians are saints. We don't have to be declared one by some old guys dressed up in gay apparel.
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:" Ephesians 1:1
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:" Ephesians 1:1
Come to think of it, he said it was his mentor who did it. He used to always talk about his mentor who taught him everything, but this particular person had allegedly passed away some time in the past. I didn’t stick around after I finished the work I promised them I’d do.
The church is still there, but the last I heard he had prophesied they would move to a new location. Not real prophecy, they understand nothing about that. They were the “word of faith” style prophets who think they can speak words over something and it’ll come to pass.
Ah I see. Well you have a few people like that in this forum too so they’re easy to spot.
‘Miracles happen to Glorify God and to turn more people to Him, so to me they’re easy to spot when they’re in that format.
Anything else involves either some malicious forces or simply people playing tricks to control others.
‘True miracles happen to turn more people to God so that’s your check to verify if you’re dealing with a genuine miracle.
We also have people who outright deny what Scripture plainly teaches while claiming they only
believe what Scripture teaches, while they make up things and refuse to admit it is not written.
Considering how dishonest they are, it is a wonder any believe anything they have to say.
It will be a miracle when such a person finally finds it in them self to admit they were wrong.
The Eucharistic Miracle at Legnica: A Bleeding Host
On Christmas Day 2013, at the Church of Saint Hyacinth in Legnica, Poland, a consecrated host fell on the floor. The host was put into a container with water so that it would dissolve. Instead, it formed red stains. In Feb. 2014, the host was examined by various research institutes, including the Department of Forensic Medicine in Szczecin, stated:
The bleeding Host in Poland was approved for veneration in April 2016 by Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski of Legnica, who said that it “has the hallmarks of a Eucharistic miracle.” Learn more here.
On Christmas Day 2013, at the Church of Saint Hyacinth in Legnica, Poland, a consecrated host fell on the floor. The host was put into a container with water so that it would dissolve. Instead, it formed red stains. In Feb. 2014, the host was examined by various research institutes, including the Department of Forensic Medicine in Szczecin, stated:
“In the histopathological image, the fragments were found containing the fragmented parts of the cross-striated muscle. It is most similar to the heart muscle.”
Additionally, and similar to the findings of the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy, the research found that the tissue had alterations that would appear during great distress. The bleeding Host in Poland was approved for veneration in April 2016 by Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski of Legnica, who said that it “has the hallmarks of a Eucharistic miracle.” Learn more here.
The Eucharistic Miracle in Tixtla, Mexico
In Oct. 2006, a parish in the Chilpancingo-Chilapa Diocese of Mexico held a retreat. During mass, two priests and a religious sister were distributing communion when the religious sister looked at the celebrant with tears in her eyes. The Host that she held had begun to effuse a reddish substance.
To determine the validity of the event, Bishop Alejo Zavala Castro asked Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez (who researched the Eucharistic miracle in Buenos Aires) and his team to conduct scientific research.
In 2013, the research concluded that:
In Oct. 2006, a parish in the Chilpancingo-Chilapa Diocese of Mexico held a retreat. During mass, two priests and a religious sister were distributing communion when the religious sister looked at the celebrant with tears in her eyes. The Host that she held had begun to effuse a reddish substance.
To determine the validity of the event, Bishop Alejo Zavala Castro asked Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez (who researched the Eucharistic miracle in Buenos Aires) and his team to conduct scientific research.
In 2013, the research concluded that:
“The reddish substance analyzed corresponds to blood in which there are hemoglobin and DNA of human origin. . . The blood type is AB, similar to the one found in the Host of Lanciano and in the Holy Shroud of Turin.”
Learn more about the Tixtla eucharistic miracle here.
A Eucharistic Miracle at Chirattakonam, India, 2001
Though most Eucharistic miracles have to do with a bleeding host, the one at Chirattakonam, India, was a bit different. On an April morning in 2001, Fr. Johnson Karoor, pastor at St. Mary’s parish in Chirattakonam, India, exposed the Blessed Sacrament for adoration. Soon Fr. Karoor noticed three dots on the host and shared what he saw with the people, who also saw the dots.
The priest then left for a week and came back to find that the host had developed an image of a human face. To ensure it wasn’t his imagination, he asked an alter server if he saw anything in the host. “I see the figure of a man,” the altar server replied. After Mass, Fr. Karoor had a local photographer capture the image of the host below:
Read more about the Miracle at Chirattakonam here.
Though most Eucharistic miracles have to do with a bleeding host, the one at Chirattakonam, India, was a bit different. On an April morning in 2001, Fr. Johnson Karoor, pastor at St. Mary’s parish in Chirattakonam, India, exposed the Blessed Sacrament for adoration. Soon Fr. Karoor noticed three dots on the host and shared what he saw with the people, who also saw the dots.
The priest then left for a week and came back to find that the host had developed an image of a human face. To ensure it wasn’t his imagination, he asked an alter server if he saw anything in the host. “I see the figure of a man,” the altar server replied. After Mass, Fr. Karoor had a local photographer capture the image of the host below:
Read more about the Miracle at Chirattakonam here.
The Eucharistic Miracle in Sokolka, Poland
Before the bleeding host in Legnica, there was another Eucharistic miracle in Poland that occurred in the city of Sokolka.
The miracle took place in 2008 at the church of St. Anthony. That morning during Mass, a priest accidentally dropped a host while distributing Communion. The Host was then put in a small container of water. The pastor, Fr. Stanislaw Gniedziejko, asked the sacristan, Sister Julia Dubowska of the Congregation of the Eucharistic Sisters, to place the container in a safe in the sacristy. After a week, Sister Julia checked on the host. When she opened the safe, she smelled something like unleavened bread, and the host had a red blood stain on it.
Immediately, Sister Julia and Fr. Gniedziejko told the archbishop of Bialystok, Bishop Edward Ozorowski, about the host. The Bishop had the stained host taken out of the container and placed on a corporal, where it stayed in the tabernacle for three years. During this time, the stained fragment of the host dried out (appearing more like a blood stain or clot), and several studies were commissioned on the host. The studies found that the altered fragment of the host is identical to the myocardial (heart) tissue of a person who is nearing death. Additionally, the structure of the muscle fibers and that of the bread are interwoven in a way impossible to produce by human means.
Learn more about the bleeding Host in Poland here.
Before the bleeding host in Legnica, there was another Eucharistic miracle in Poland that occurred in the city of Sokolka.
The miracle took place in 2008 at the church of St. Anthony. That morning during Mass, a priest accidentally dropped a host while distributing Communion. The Host was then put in a small container of water. The pastor, Fr. Stanislaw Gniedziejko, asked the sacristan, Sister Julia Dubowska of the Congregation of the Eucharistic Sisters, to place the container in a safe in the sacristy. After a week, Sister Julia checked on the host. When she opened the safe, she smelled something like unleavened bread, and the host had a red blood stain on it.
Immediately, Sister Julia and Fr. Gniedziejko told the archbishop of Bialystok, Bishop Edward Ozorowski, about the host. The Bishop had the stained host taken out of the container and placed on a corporal, where it stayed in the tabernacle for three years. During this time, the stained fragment of the host dried out (appearing more like a blood stain or clot), and several studies were commissioned on the host. The studies found that the altered fragment of the host is identical to the myocardial (heart) tissue of a person who is nearing death. Additionally, the structure of the muscle fibers and that of the bread are interwoven in a way impossible to produce by human means.
Learn more about the bleeding Host in Poland here.