DEARBORN — A traveling exhibit of Eucharistic miracles created and compiled by St. Carlo Acutis is inspiring students from around the Archdiocese of Detroit to grow closer to the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Dearborn hosted the Vatican International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles from Around the World from Oct. 4-12, where students from Catholic schools in the area stopped to learn, pray and better understand the "source and summit" of the Catholic faith.
The traveling exhibit is based upon information compiled for a website created by St. Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer programmer from Milan, Italy, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7. The exhibit highlights more than 150 Eucharistic miracles documented from 22 different countries around the world, each of which has been researched and recognized by the Church.
Among the miracles documented include instances in which the sacred host — which Catholics believe becomes the Body and Blood of Jesus during the consecration at Mass — has physically manifested as actual human flesh or blood.
Some of the miracles, such as the "Miracle of O'Cebreiro, Spain" and others, also document the great transformation of faith that has taken place as a result of the miraculous appearance.
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, students from St. Anselm Catholic School in Dearborn Heights visited the exhibit, where they browsed the dozens of placards set up around the St. Kateri Parish gathering space and attended Mass.
The weeklong exhibit also featured an Italian buffet dinner on Oct. 12, with all proceeds benefitting the Lennon Pregnancy Center.
The exhibit is sponsored by The Real Presence apostolate of La Crosse, Wis., located at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.
(Photos by Izzy Cortese | Detroit Catholic)
