ERDING
GERMANY, 1417
On Holy Thursday 1417,
a peasant stole a consecrated
Host, which in the course
of his journey escaped from
his hands and flew away in
the air. He tried in vain to
catch it. It was only thanks
to the direct intervention of
the Bishop that he was able
to recover the particle.
A chapel was immediately
built on the site where the
miracle occurred. There
were many cures and wonders
attributed to the veneration
of this miracle.
poor peasant of Erding could find no way
to improve his economic state, despite
working many hours every day. His neighbor
on the other hand, who did the same work,
succeeded in living prosperously. One day the
peasant asked his neighbor how he had succeeded
in earning so much and the man confided to him
that his success was owed to the fact that he kept
the Blessed Sacrament in his house. The poor
peasant, ignorant in the faith thought that the
Blessed Sacrament was a type of amulet, and
decided to imitate his neighbor. He went to Mass
on Holy Thursday and after having received
Communion, hid the Host in his clothes and left
the church with It. During his journey, however,
his conscience began to accuse him, so he decided
to bring the particle back. During the trip,
however, the Host slipped from his hand and
disappeared in the air. He searched everywhere,
without finding It. Terrorized by what had
happened, he immediately ran to inform the
pastor, who immediately went to the spot where
the Host had disappeared.
As soon as he arrivedthe priest
saw the particle resting on a clump of dirt,
emitting a bright light. He approached to pick
It up, and It again flew up in the air and
disappeared. The priest alerted the Bishop who
wanted to go in person to the site of the
miracle. And again the Particle flew up in the
air. The Bishop and the townspeople then
decided to build a chapel in honor of the
Eucharistic Wonder. There were so many
crowds of pilgrims that flocked there that in
1675, local authorities decided to construct a
new and bigger sanctuary in the baroque style.
On Sept 19 1677, Bishop Kaspar Kunner of
Freising blessed the new church, which was
dedicated to the Most Precious Blood. Various
relics were brought to the sanctuary among
which was that of the Most Precious Blood of
Christ. Since 1992 the sanctuary has been under
the care of the monks of St. Paul of the Desert.
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Eucharistic Miracle of
Sanctuary of the Most Precious Blood
Relic of the Holy Blood
Interior of the Sanctuary
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Eucharistic Miracle of
ERDING
GERMANY, 1417