The Heart of Jesus

The Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist: The Flesh and Blood, The Heart of Jesus

Ancient Anxanum, the city of Frentanese, has contained for over twelve centuries, the first and greatest Eucharistic Miracle of the Catholic Church. This wondrous event took place in the 18^th century A.D. in the little Chruch of the Saint Legontian, as a divine response to a Basilian monk’s doubt about Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist.

During Holy Mass, after the two-fold consecration, the host was changed into live Flesh and the wine was changed into live blood, which coagulated into five globules, irregular and differing in shape and size.

The Host-Flesh, as can be very distinctly observed today, has the same dimensions as the large host used today in the Latin Church; it is light brown and appears rose-colored when lighted form the back.

The Blood is coagulated and has an earth color resembling the yellow of ochre. Since 1713, the Flesh has been reserved in the artistic silver Ostensorium, delicately embossed by an artisan of the Neaopolitan school.

The Blood is enclosed in a rich and very old cup made Rock-crystal.

The Minor Conventuals have been the custodians of the Sanctuary since 1252; their appointment was the wish of Bishop Landulf of Chiete; their appointment was confirmed by a Pontifical Bull dated April 20, 1252.

In 1902, it was transferred into the present monumenta marble altar which the people of Lanciano had erected.

In 1970-1971 and again in 1981, a scientific investigation was done by illustrious scientists, Prof. Odoardo Linoli, Professor in Anatomy and Pathological Histology and in Chemistry and Clinical Microscopy, assisted by Prof. Ruggero Bertelli of the University of Siena.

The analyses were conducted with absolute and unquestionable scientific precision and they were documented with a series of microscopic photographs.

The analyses sustained the following conclusions:

The Flesh is Real Flesh.

The Blood is Real Blood.

The Flesh and the Blood belong to the human species.

The Flesh consists of the muscular tissue of the heart.

In the Flesh, we see present in sections: the myocardium, the endocardium, the vagus nerve, and also the left ventricle of the heart for the large thickness of the myocardium.

The Flesh is a “Heart” complete in its essential structure.

The Flesh and the Blood have the same blood type:

A.B. (Blood type identical to that which Prof. Baima Bollone uncovered on the Holy Shroud of Turin).

In the Blood were found proteinds in the same normal proportions percentage-wise as are found in the sero-proteic make-up of the fresh normal blood.

In the Blood, there were also found these minerals: chlorides, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and calcium.

The prevation of the Flesh and of the Blood, which were left in there natural state for twelve centuries and exposed to the action of atmospheric and biological agents, remain an extraordinary phenomenon.

In conclusion, it may be said that Science, when called upon to testify, has given a certain and thorough response as regards the authenticity of the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano.

Impirmatur Leopoldo Teoplili

Archbishop of Lanciano, Italy

During the celebration of the mass, during the consecration of the bread and the wine at Holy Eucharist, the bread and the wine become the true and flesh blood of Jesus Christ as he has promised to the apostles.

“This is my body which will be given up for you.”

“This is my blood, the blood of the new covenant which will be shed for you for the forgiveness of sins”.

The host becomes the heart of Christ as an imminent sign for Jesus’ great love for man.

Receive the Body of Christ at Holy Eucharist and be united with Jesus for the forgiveness of sins.

Attend Holy Mass daily.

Receive the Heart of Christ.