Tabernacle floats for 33 hours amid fire in France, 1608
The presence of God in the Eucharist manifests itself in many miraculous ways. In France, in 1608, in an abbey in the city of Faverney, the tabernacle floated amid flames that engulfed an abbey. This miracle occurred at a time when the Catholic faith was quickly extinguished, but God rekindles it, proving that our He never sleeps or naps, being attentive day and night to His children.
The day before, the feast of Pentecost was celebrated at the abbey, in which they prepared especially for the occasion a wooden altar adorned with flowers for the tabernacle, placing only two hosts on it.
After the party, the next day they opened the doors and found strong flames and smoke inside. Monks and Christians from the locality rushed to extinguish everything and lowering the smoke, they were perplexed by the miracle that was happening before their eyes:
They could see the tabernacle rising, floating, over the altar already completely devoured by the fire, with the two hosts intact. The flames did not reach him, as they leaned as they approached and reached the chandelier, which was completely melted.
The hosts floated in the air for 33 hours, during which Masses were said in sequence and countless lay people and skeptics were converted as they ran to the place and witnessed the miraculous event.
Until today it is possible to visit and venerate one of these Hosts that is intact. The second Host was destroyed in the church of Dole in 1974 during a revolution.
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