“The
transfiguration did not change anything, it revealed what was already there,” our pastor, Msgr. Tom Richter stated during his Sunday homily. The story of Christ’s transfiguration had been
the Gospel reading. Peter, James, and
John witnessed Jesus transfigured in magnificent light and glory on Mount Tabor. Msgr.
Richter then proceeded to speak of another transfiguration that occurred in
1996 under Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis.
transfiguration did not change anything, it revealed what was already there,” our pastor, Msgr. Tom Richter stated during his Sunday homily. The story of Christ’s transfiguration had been
the Gospel reading. Peter, James, and
John witnessed Jesus transfigured in magnificent light and glory on Mount Tabor. Msgr.
Richter then proceeded to speak of another transfiguration that occurred in
1996 under Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis.
It was a
story I had heard about a few years ago, but at the time, the name “Cardinal
Bergoglio” meant nothing to me. Only
after Msgr. Richter’s homily, did I realize that our current Pope was the Cardinal connected
to this amazing miracle.
story I had heard about a few years ago, but at the time, the name “Cardinal
Bergoglio” meant nothing to me. Only
after Msgr. Richter’s homily, did I realize that our current Pope was the Cardinal connected
to this amazing miracle.
Below is an excerpt of the story reported by Fr. M. Piotrowski SChr Eucharistic
Miracle in Buenos Aires.
Miracle in Buenos Aires.
On Monday
evening, August 18, 1996 in Buenos Aries, Argentina, Fr. Alejandro Pezet said
Holy Mass at a Catholic church in the commercial center of Buenos. Afterwards, a woman came up
to tell him that she had found a host left on a candleholder at
the back of the church. He went and
retrieved it and placed it in a container of water to let it dissolve in
water, planning to bury it in the ground as is the proper way to dispose of sacred objects.
evening, August 18, 1996 in Buenos Aries, Argentina, Fr. Alejandro Pezet said
Holy Mass at a Catholic church in the commercial center of Buenos. Afterwards, a woman came up
to tell him that she had found a host left on a candleholder at
the back of the church. He went and
retrieved it and placed it in a container of water to let it dissolve in
water, planning to bury it in the ground as is the proper way to dispose of sacred objects.
Fr. Pezet put the
container with the host away in the tabernacle of the chapel of the Blessed
Sacrament. The next week, he opened the tabernacle and
discovered that rather than dissolve, the host had become
a fragment of bloodied flesh and had grown significantly in size.
container with the host away in the tabernacle of the chapel of the Blessed
Sacrament. The next week, he opened the tabernacle and
discovered that rather than dissolve, the host had become
a fragment of bloodied flesh and had grown significantly in size.
Fr. Pezet notified his superior, Cardinal
Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis). The Cardinal instructed the
priest to have the host professionally photographed. This was done on September
6.
Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis). The Cardinal instructed the
priest to have the host professionally photographed. This was done on September
6.
The host remained in the
tabernacle for three years without decomposing.
On October 5, 1999, Cardinal Bergoglio arranged to have it analyzed. Dr. Ricardo Castanon took a sample
of the bloody fragment to New York without letting the team of scientists
know what it was.
tabernacle for three years without decomposing.
On October 5, 1999, Cardinal Bergoglio arranged to have it analyzed. Dr. Ricardo Castanon took a sample
of the bloody fragment to New York without letting the team of scientists
know what it was.
Dr. Frederic Zugiba, the
well-known cardiologist and forensic pathologist was on the team. He determined
that, “the analyzed material is a fragment of the heart muscle found in
the wall of the left ventricle close to the valves. This muscle is
responsible for the contraction of the heart. It should be borne in mind that
the left cardiac ventricle pumps blood to all parts of the body.
well-known cardiologist and forensic pathologist was on the team. He determined
that, “the analyzed material is a fragment of the heart muscle found in
the wall of the left ventricle close to the valves. This muscle is
responsible for the contraction of the heart. It should be borne in mind that
the left cardiac ventricle pumps blood to all parts of the body.
“The heart muscle is in an
inflammatory condition and contains a large number of white blood cells.
This indicates that the heart was alive at the time the sample was taken. It is
my contention that the heart was alive, since white blood cells die outside
a living organism. They require a living organism to sustain
them. Thus, their presence indicates that the heart was alive when the sample
was taken. What is more, these white blood cells had penetrated the tissue,
which further indicates that the heart had been under severe stress, as if the
owner had been beaten severely about the chest.”
inflammatory condition and contains a large number of white blood cells.
This indicates that the heart was alive at the time the sample was taken. It is
my contention that the heart was alive, since white blood cells die outside
a living organism. They require a living organism to sustain
them. Thus, their presence indicates that the heart was alive when the sample
was taken. What is more, these white blood cells had penetrated the tissue,
which further indicates that the heart had been under severe stress, as if the
owner had been beaten severely about the chest.”
Not until after the testing was
Dr. Zugiba told, to his amazement, that the analyzed sample came from
a consecrated Host (white, unleavened bread) that had turned into bloody
human flesh.
Dr. Zugiba told, to his amazement, that the analyzed sample came from
a consecrated Host (white, unleavened bread) that had turned into bloody
human flesh.
The white blood cells would haveceased to exist in a matter of minutes if the tissue had been removed and kept
in water. Remember, this sample had been
in water for three years. (Dr. Castanon, who took the sample for
Cardinal Bergoglio, shares his story here.)
At the end of his homily, Msgr.
Richter appealed to parents to teach their children to appreciate the Mass,
because it is there where the bread and wine are consecrated in the real Body
and Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus told
us that it was his Body and Blood, and we believe through faith. The miracle in Buenos Ares is but one of many
Eucharistic miracles that offers an
extraordinary sign, documented by science, that God is truly present, body,
blood, soul and divinity under the appearance of bread and wine.
Richter appealed to parents to teach their children to appreciate the Mass,
because it is there where the bread and wine are consecrated in the real Body
and Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus told
us that it was his Body and Blood, and we believe through faith. The miracle in Buenos Ares is but one of many
Eucharistic miracles that offers an
extraordinary sign, documented by science, that God is truly present, body,
blood, soul and divinity under the appearance of bread and wine.
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