Eucharistic Miracles by Joan Carrol
Cruz documents thirty-six different
Eucharistic Miracles and supplements this with
various other Eucharistic phenomena in the lives
of the saints. An excellent book for anyone who
has doubted the Real Presence of the Lord in the
Blessed Sacrament.
On many occasions throughout the history of
the Catholic Church, God has provided visible
proof of the invisible reality of the Real
Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
In this book, Cruz documents some of those
occasions. She tells of consecrated Hosts that
have turned to visible human flesh, Hosts that
have bled, Hosts that have levitated, Hosts that
have become hard as rock when received by a
person in mortal sin. Cruz details the official
investigations that have been made into these
miracles and tells readers where the miracles
can be seen and venerated today. The author also
describes the miraculous Eucharistic phenomena
in the lives of the saints: saints who lived on
the Eucharist alone, saints who received
Communion miraculously or who have experienced
raptures, ecstasies, levitations, visions,
locutions, and other extraordinary phenomena in
connection with the Blessed Sacrament. The final
chapters of the book concern the history of
Eucharistic Devotion, an article on the effects
of the Holy Eucharist on ourselves, and
guidelines for making a Spiritual Communion,
especially helpful when a person is unable to
receive the Eucharist. Approved prayers for
Spiritual Communion are included.
The shorter version of these two prayers are
included in this book:
By
a rescript of November 24. 1922 the Sacred
Congregation of Indulgences approved the
following formula for a spiritual communion:
O
Jesus I turn toward the holy tabernacle where
You live hidden for love of me. I love you, O my
God. I cannot receive you in Holy Communion.
Come nevertheless and visit me with Your grace.
Come spiritually into my heart. Purify it.
Sanctify it. Render it like unto Your own. Amen.
Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter
under my roof, but only say the word and my soul
shall be healed.
An
indulgence of 500 days, if thrice repeated.
(129 The Raccolta 1944).
Act of Spiritual Communion by St. Alphonsus
Liguori (A.D. 1696-1787)
My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the
Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things
and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now
receive Thee sacramentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart. As though thou wert
already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself
wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be
separated from Thee.
O Immaculate Queen of Heaven and Earth, Mother
of God and Mediatrix of every grace: I believe
that Thy dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus
Christ, is truly, really, and substantially
contained in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love
Him above all things and I long to receive Him
into my heart. Since I cannot now receive Him
sacramentally, be so good as to place Him
spiritually in my soul. O my Jesus, I embrace
Thee as One who has already come, and I unite
myself entirely to Thee. Never permit me to be
separated from Thee.
As I cannot this day enjoy the happiness of
assisting at the holy Mysteries, O my God! I
transport myself in spirit at the foot of Thine
altar; I unite with the Church, which by the
hands of the priest, offers Thee Thine adorable
Son in the Holy Sacrifice; I offer myself with
Him, by Him, and in His Name. I adore, I praise,
and thank Thee, imploring Thy mercy, invoking
Thine assistance, and presenting Thee the homage
I owe Thee as my Creator, the love due to Thee
as my Savior. Apply to my soul, I beseech Thee,
O merciful Jesus, Thine infinite merits; apply
them also to those for whom I particularly wish
to pray. I desire to communicate spiritually,
that Thy Blood may purify, Thy Flesh strengthen,
and Thy Spirit sanctify me. May I never forget
that Thou, my divine Redeemer, hast died for me;
may I die to all that is not Thee, that
hereafter I may live eternally with Thee. Amen.
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