Eucharistic Miracle--Siena, Italy
The weekend of the Feast of the Assumption in Siena, Italy in 1730 was the occasion for this Eucharistic Miracle. Siena is a beautiful city known for its rich history of art and culture and is the birthplace of St. Catherine and St. Bernadine of Siena.Thieves broke into the church and stole the gold Ciborium containing 351 Consecrated Hosts. When it was realized what had happened, all events of the day were halted and prayers recited for the safe return of the Consecrated Hosts. Three days later, they were found protruding from the church poor box and the count was correct.
The Host containing Our Lord were cleaned and then processed slowly back to the church where They were venerated. The Hosts were not consumed at that time. Years went by and periodically Hosts were consumed and were always found to be fresh.
In 1850 the Bishop ordered testing which determiined the Hosts to be fresh. They also checked unconsecrated hosts put in an airtight box in 1789 and little was left of them.
This miracle is of importance to the faithful as the Lord kept it in existence in the original species of unleavened bread. In all the other miracles, the bread and wine changed into another form.
Oh Lord, help us come to understand that You are truly present in the Eucharist, just as You said in Sacred Scripture.