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 During the Holy Mass celebrated at the parish church of St Anthoy in Sokolka , a consecrated host fell from the hands of one of the priests during the distribution of Communion. The priest picked up the Host, and , in accordance with liturgical norms, placed it in a small container of water. The Host was expected to dissolve in the water. Knowing that the consecrated host would take some time to dissolve, the container was placed in the safe located in the parish sacristy.

A week later, when the pastor was checking on the Host, when the door was opened there was a delicate aroma of unleavened bread. Opening the container , he found in the middle of the Host---- which was still largely intact----- a curved, bright red stain , like a blood stain: a living particle of a body. The water was untainted by the color. The priest brought in the other priests at the parish and the visiting missionary , Fr. Ryszard Gorowski . They were all amazed and left speechless by what they saw.

On March 30,2009, the archbishop created an ecclesial commission to study the phenomenon.

A piece of the altered Host was taken and analyzed independently by two experts. Prof. Maria Sobaniec -Lotowska , MD, an Pro. Stanislaw Sulkowski , MD, in order to ensure the credibility of the results. Both are histopathologists at the Medical University of Bialystok. The studies were carried out at the university 's Department of Pathomorphology.

The results of both independent studies were in perfect agreement. They concluded that the structure of the transformed fragment of the Host is identical to the myocardial( heart) tissue of a living person who is nearing death.

" It is our duty to adore the Blessed Sacrament . No one receives the Blessed Sacrament unless he adores it ... and not only do we not sin by adoring. we do sin by not adoring."

St Augustine writes.

Resolve: I will go to daily Mass as often as I possibly can and receive Jesus in Holy Communion , giving Him many acts of love!