One day, Saint Lucia Filippini was making her way to Pitigliano near Grosseto, to supervise a school for craftsmen which she had founded. First, however, she stopped at the church of the Franciscan Father to attend Holy Mass.
So great was Lucia's desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist that the Lord wished to reward her with a miracle.
When the priest was breaking the large Host in half to place a small Fragment in the chalice, this very Part escaped his hand and flew into the air, radiating light, and came to rest on the tongue of the future saint.
Today, the shrine where the miracle took place is under the care of the devout Filippini Sisters.
Saint Juliana Falconieri was always most devoted to the Holy Eucharist. In the last days of her life, a stomach ailment which had afflicted her for a long time, as it became more acute, prevented her from receiving Communion.
Before her death in 1341, she asked that a consecrated Host be placed on her chest, and as she recited a prayer, the Host disappeared and left a violet mark, as if the mark had been branded there. She was beatified in 1678 and canonized in 1737.
Blessed Imelda Lambertini, from childhood, already showed a great love for the Eucharistic Jesus but the chaplain reminded her that she could only receive Communion when she turned 14. Nevertheless on May 12, 1333 (Ascension Vigil), she went to Mass and presented herself to receive Holy Communion.
The priest ignored her completely but the Lord wished to grant the desire of little Imelda. A Host radiating light rose up in flight, and stopped in front of Imelda. After she received the Body of Christ, her pure white soul flew straight up to heaven.
Blessed Imelda is Patroness of First Communions.
Saint Bernard caressing a woman with the Blessed Sacrament. Uffizi, Hirson Museum.
Saint Bonaventure receiving Communion from the hand of an Angel. Uffizi, Hirson Museum.
Saint Secunda, before dying, receiving Holy Communion brought by a Dove. The Hirson Museum.
One of the miraculous Communions of Saint Jerome.
Blessed Thomas of Cori (1655-1252) on July 22, Blessed Thomas of Cori, received Jesus in the Missal, at the monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Orvieto, Italy. It is distinguished by its exemplary distribution of the Christian virtues. Several times during Mass, he had various apparitions of the Child Jesus.
Blessed Emilia Bicchieri was the foundress of the Dominican Third Order Regular and always maintained a great love for the Blessed Sacrament. One day, while she was taking care of a fellow Sister who was very sick, she prayed with fervent devotion.
At that point, she served at the end of the Holy Mass, then missing Holy Communion. At that point, she began to express her regret to the Mother Superior, asking if she could receive Him, and suddenly an angel miraculously appeared to her and gave her Holy Communion.
Saint Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds, in the last years of her life, was prevented from participating in Holy Mass while she was taking care of a fellow Sister who was very sick. She prayed with fervent devotion and served at the end of the Holy Mass, then missing Holy Communion.
At that point, she began to express her regret to the Mother Superior, asking if she could receive Him, and suddenly an angel miraculously appeared to her and gave her Holy Communion.
In earlier times, only men old and too young an age to receive the Eucharist, but St. Gerard Majella could not resign himself to the fact and would weep with real desire whenever he saw other children going to the altar.
One night, Saint Michael appeared to him, placed a white Host in his mouth while the pious lad refused to give him, and vanished from sight, leaving behind, happy and triumphant, Gerard admitted that he had received his Holy Communion, his last night St.
Michael the Archangel brought her Communion to me.
Blessed James of Mantua (Giacomo da Mantua), lived for long periods of time being nourished only by the Eucharist. Jesus Himself gave him Holy Communion on several occasions. An only religious painter depicted the miracle in a well-proportioned picture in which Jesus can be seen giving Holy Communion to Blessed James.