As stated on the home page of this website, I have more questions than answers about Mary. This post recaps a lecture I attended, followed by further research on the subject of Eucharistic miracles and the DNA of Jesus Christ. There are so many theories and opinions. This post doesn’t offer any conclusions, but rather presents a variety of thoughts related to the subject for you to ponder. As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, I am choosing to follow Mary’s example of faith, as explained by Dr. Fastiggi of the Sacred Heart Major Seminary.
Late this summer I attended a fascinating lecture on Eucharistic miracles, featuring Father Robert Spitzer, founder of the Magis Center. His talk centered on living proof that the consecration of the Eucharist does indeed change the host from a wafer of bread into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. He shared the data from three modern-day Eucharistic miracles:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina – 1996 (Note: Interestingly the archbishop in charge of this investigation was Jorge Bergoglio who would later become Pope Francis.)
- Tixtla, Mexico – 2006
- Sokolka, Poland – 2008
My takeaways from his presentation, held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ladera Ranch, CA, include the bullet points below. You can watch Father Spitzer’s presentation or read his scholarly article on the Magis Institute website.
- The consecrated Eucharist in each of the three miracles contains the true flesh and blood of Jesus Christ.
- The miracle of Tixtla, Mexico – 2006, in which the Eucharist continues to pump blood from its center, contains the same blood type as that found on the Shroud of Turin, in which Jesus was buried.
- The “flesh,” which was discovered in the miracle of Sokolka, Poland and others, is intricately woven into the consecrated Eucharist, something impossible for man or machine to be able to duplicate.
- After many attempts to create a genetic profile from each of the three consecrated hosts, researchers have concluded that it is impossible to do so. There is evidence of the X chromosome, but no Y chromosome. That is because, Father Spitzer says, the father of Jesus is God himself. No biological father contributed, as he was divinely created, says Father Spitzer.
In a world in which DNA profiling has become the standard, I’m wondering why more testing hasn’t been done related to what we know about early Christianity. As I was browsing online for answers, several people posted interesting observations about the genetic makeup of Jesus that intrigued me. “If we have the crown of thorns, don’t we have access to the DNA of Jesus?” someone posted. For that matter the shroud, which is imprinted with the face of Jesus, should also contain his DNA, as it is said to contain his blood type.
Many theorized that there was no way that his DNA did not contain a Y chromosome. Someone suggested that Mary contributed one X chromosome and that God supplied all else that was needed to make Jesus human.
Here are the results of a scientific study that is beyond my capacity to understand and explain, but I still find it fascinating: https://assets.ctfassets.net/e0h7lzmer4zr/4bsft2BkwRbGl1BhapAkmy/4455b3a1b2878b50f38f11086d918cc0/ICMCRJ-2-1099.pdf
I would love to hear your comments.
I am hoping to bring more knowledge about the Virgin Mary to the world, especially during these times when we need her most. Please consider sharing this post, this site, or its social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. I invite you to subscribe to this site (below) to be notified of new posts. Thank you.
searchingforthevirginmary.com 