Alboraya-Almácera, is a small town on the south east coast of Spain. A priest was bringing Holy Communion to the sick. He had to cross a river, but as he began to cross the water started churning so much so that the priest lost his pouch with 3 consecrated Hosts. The pouch went flying into the air and then went into the river. He searched for it but, since he could not find it, he went home.
Fishermen downstream saw something which shocked them. They saw 3 fish with their heads above the water, and each fish was holding a Host in the tip of its mouth. The fish were motionless. The fishermen ran to get the priest. He brought a chalice with him and placed the cup of chalice above the water. Each fish swam over to the chalice, placed their Host into the chalice and swam away. A crowd had gathered and saw what happened. A chapel was built there. We do not know what happened to the 3 Hosts.
Today it is still possible to consult numerous documents testifying to the miracle. There even exists a small church, with two fish sculpted on the door, built on the site of the miracle, and two paintings reproducing the entire event.
This miracle shows us:
Jesus keeps His promises that He would give us His Flesh to eat and His Blood to drink (John 6:48-59).
At every Mass, for the last 2,000 years, when the priest says the words of consecration (this is My Body and this is My Blood) the bread and wine are changed into the Body, Blood, Soul, Divinity of Jesus Christ. All Christians believed this miracle happens at Mass for the first 1,500 years until the Protestant Reformation.
The red blood cells in fresh blood break down over time (24 to 48 hours) without refrigeration.
Information from: CD by Fr. John Noone, Miracles of the Eucharist
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