Church authorities are examining a possible Eucharistic miracle after a
Host placed in water reportedly failed to dissolve and subsequently
developed reddish stains that “could be blood”, the Cathedral Parish of
El Niño Dios in Cuilapa, Guatemala, has announced on August 22. The
parish is the cathedral of the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Lima.
The
incident began on July 30, during a Missionary Eucharistic Week. A
priest was celebrating the Eucharist at a private school when he noticed
that a teenage student, after receiving Holy Communion, was removing
the Host from his mouth.
The priest intervened before the student could throw it to the ground.
Following
the procedure used in such cases, the priest placed the Host in a glass
of water in the chapel of the parish house so that it could dissolve.
When
the chapel was cleaned the following Thursday, however, a parish worker
found that the Host had not dissolved and noticed reddish stains which
appeared as though they might be blood. A priest and a deacon were
called and also observed the stains.
The Host was subsequently
seen by several other witnesses. On August 15, the parish priest
presented photographs of it to Bishop José Cayetano Parra Novo.
The
Host has now been reserved in a special location and will not be placed
on public display. The bishop is expected to determine the next steps
for the ecclesiastical discernment and examination of the phenomenon.
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