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What my Year 8 students thought on the
video "Miracles of the Eucharist".
Distributed in Australia by LUMEN 2000: St. Peter's Books and
Tapes, 1032A North Rd East Bentleigh 3165.
The blurb on the back of the video cover states, " This
video shows some of the extra-ordinary miracles which have taken
place over the centuries, which after scientific investigation,
substantiate this claim by the Church. A number of places are
visited, including Lanciano and Siena in Italy, where the sacred
species has been preserved."
The following may be downloaded and used with your students
after they watch the video. I asked them to give me their
reaction, and explain whether or not they thought the mainstream
media should show it.
- "I have seen a lot of films like that, with miracles
and stuff but I didn't really believe it, but this video
I believed for it actually had proof.... It amazed me. It
made me understand the Eucharist easier for it explained
what it was. The miracles about how the host turned into
flesh was strange. I think the eucharist is truly Jesus
and if Catholics continue to eat this eucharist God and
Jesus will continually be with us to help and guide us
throughout our lives. We should all behave maturely in
Mass especially in church for it is the house of God."
- "When I first saw the Eucharist miracles I felt God
was really real. I thought it was good and want to see
them happen... It helped me to see God really takes this
very seriously...As christians I believe we don;t need
signs of anything to prove Jesus is real. We should
already believe and trust in Him. In a way the miracles
we have seen are important. The media should show this
video. It might show people christianity is true and
bring them to Jesus. The media doesn't want to prove that
Jesus is true and died for our sins."
- "When I first saw the video I thought it would be
boring and not very interesting but at the end it was
very interesting. It made me see the Eucharist from a
different perspective...... In mass now I will try to pay
attention more and give a lot more respect to Holy
Communion. If all the miracles are true it helps us more
to understand that God shows his love through mysterious
and wonderful ways. It also shows us that the host and
the wine are the body and blood of Jesus and that makes
it easier to understand the Church. The miracles I have
seen are very important and if the media did show the
wider community it would help skeptis understand and the
people who feel lonely feel comforted. "
- "I was so surprised about the miracle how the hosts
got stolen and then returned so they decided to let them
desintegrate. But even today they still haven't. That
miracle made me think, think about the Eucharist and what
it really is. That it can actually be turned into human
flesh and blood. That was the other miracle. I like how
the priest doubted his faith so the Eucharist was turned
into actual flesh and blood."
- "I think that you should receive the Eucharist as if
it was the thing you have been waiting for, for your
whole life. With respect and reverence."
- "If science can't explain the miracles we obviously
aren't good at science or we don;t understand God."
- "I thought it was interesting to see things like
host's turn into flesh and wine change into blood and tha
fact that some hosts didn't go rotten after 250 years. It
helps me to believe that there is a God and he makes
miracles and helps the less fortunate... The Eucharist is
important to me because I get closer to God when ....
attending Mass."
More quotes to be added
An Inspirational Poem
written by one of my students - Encouraging a positive view on
God and facing life's challenges