"No words can add to the simple majesty and beauty of these revelations of the Divine Presence amongst us. The narration of them throws a great light on the beauty of the super natural life of a soul in a state of grace. We feel in studying these wonders of the Eucharistic union that, marvellous as are these signs of overflowing grace, that which is seen poorly shadows forth that which is not seen. We may feel the heat and see the glow of the rays of light, but the inward caresses of the Heavenly Spouse are a mystery to such as we are. In all cases the outward manifestation was the thing least regarded by the Saint himself, and, if perceived, acknowledged only so far as it was impossible to conceal it. It is because unbelievers have lost sight of what the Real Presence is that they cannot accept marvels which are little in truth by the side of those far more wondrous graces which produced them. Perfect love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the most intimate union with the Sacred Humanity in Holy Communion are the sources of all that appears marvellous in this book. But no one who has learned even a little of that love and tasted even a little of the sweetness of that union will find anything hard to believe in the following beautiful Legends of Saints who have been canonised by the infallible voice of the Church."--page v.





Table of Contents:

THE ROMAN CATACOMBS . . . . . . . . . . 1
SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE ROMAX CATACOMBS . . . . . 4
MARTYRDOM OP ST. SIXTHS II. . . . . . . . 9
LEGEND OF ST. TARCISSUS . . . . . . . . . 11
THE ALTAR OF THE EARLY CHURCH . . . . 11
COMMUNION OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS . . . . . .14
THE SAINTS OF THE DESERT . . . . 18
ST. IGNATIUS, BISHOP OF ANTIOCH, MARTYR, A.D. 107 . . . . . . 20
ST. EUDOXIA, MARTYR, A.D. 147 . . . . . . . . 21
FACTS RELATED BY ST. CYPRIAX, B.M., A.D. 257 . . . . . . . . . .22
ST. CORNELIUS AND SERAPION, A.D. 264 . . . . . . . 22
ST. GREGORY OF NAZIANZUM, A.D. 389 . . . . . . . . 23
ST. BASIL AND THE CONVERTED JEW, A.D. 379 . . . . . . . . . 23

ST. GREGORY, BISHOP OF TOURS, A.D. 595.
HOW THE JEWISH CHILD WAS PRESERVED UNHURT IN THE
FIERY FURNACE AFTER RECEIVING THE BLESSED SACRAMENT . . . . . 24

THE DEVOTION OF ST. WENCESLAS, DUKE OF BOHEMIA, TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, A.D. 936 . . 24

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT DURING THE PLAGUE IN ROME, A.D. 604 . . . . . . . 26

HOW THE HOLY EUCHARIST WAS CHANGED INTO GOLDEN EARS OF WHEAT FOR THE CONVERSION OF A HERETIC WHO WAS IN GOOD FAITH, A.D. 612 . . . . . . . 27

ST. BERNARD AND DUKE WILLIAM OF AQUITAINE, A.D. 1131 28

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT DELIVERS A CITY OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY, A.D. 1242 ... 29

ST. CLARE DELIVERS THE CITY OF ASSISI BY THE POWER OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, A.D. 1253 . . . . . . . . . . 32

MIRACLE IN ST. SAVIOUR S CHAPEL AT RATISBON, A.D. 1255 . . . . . . . 33
THE INSTITUTION OF THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A.D. 1260 . . . . . . . 35

ST. JULIANA OF CORNILLON, A.D. 1260 . . . . . . . 35
THE MIRACLE OF BOLSENA, A.D. 1264 . . . . . . . 38
ST. THOMAS OF AQUIN AND ST. BONAVENTURA, A.D. 1264.
THE OFFICE AND MASS OF CORPUS CHRISTI . . . . . . . . 39

WONDERFUL DEATH OF A PRIEST AND HIS
TWO SERVERS AT HOLY MASS, A.D. 1265 . . . . . 43

ORIGIN OF THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST
AT SLAVINGS IN MORAVIA, A.D. 1280 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

DEATH OF ST. MECHTILDE, A.D. 1297 . . . . . . . . . 45
THE MIRACULOUS HOSTS OF DEGGENDORF, A.D. 1337 . . . . . . . 47
THE MIRACULOUS HOSTS AT BRUSSELS, A.D. 1370 . . . . . . 49
ST. CATHARINE OF SIENA, A.D. 1380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
THE BLOOD-RED HOST AT SEEFELD, A.D. 1384 . . . . . . . . . . 53
MIRACLE IN THE CHAPEL OF THE GRAY PENITENTS AT AVIGNON, A.D. 1433 . . . . . . . 54
ST. LIDWINA, A.D. 1433 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ST. COLUMBA OF RIETI, A.D. 1467 . . . . . . . . 56

THREE MIRACLES BELATED BY THOMAS A K.EMPIS IN HIS CHRONICLES OF THE CONVENT OF MOUNT ST. AGNES, A.D. 1471 . . . . . . . . . . 57

ST. JOAN OF VALOIS, A.D. 1505 . . . . . . . . . . 58
THE VENERABLE CATHARINE OF JESUS, AD. 1510 . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ST. CATHARINE OF GENOA, A. D. 1510 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
ST. CAJETAN, A.D. 1547 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

THE ORIGIN OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATION
AND THE EXPOSITION OF THE FORTY HOURS, A.D. 1547 . . . . . 65

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER RAISES THE DEAD TO LIFE AND HEALS THE SICK THROUGH THE POWER OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, A.D. 1552 . . . . . . . . . . 65

DEVOTION OF ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA
TO THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS, A.D. 1556 . . . . . . . . . . 67

ST. PETER OF ALCANTARA, A.D. 1562 . . . . . . . . . . 69
GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT OVER SATAN, A.D. 1566 . . . . . 71
ST. STANISLAS KOSTKA, A.D. 1568 . . . . . . . . . . 77

MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE OF THE PARISH PRIEST OF MONCADA,

IN SPAIN, FROM ANGUISH OP SPIRIT, A.D. 1570 . . . . . . . . . . 79

THE NINETEEN MARTYRS OF GORKUM FOR THE HONOUR
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, A.D. 1572 . . . . . . . . . . 80

ST. FRANCIS BORGIA, A.D. 1572 . . . . . . . . . . 83
ST. TERESA, A.D. 1582 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

PUNISHMENT OF A MAIDEN WHO RECEIVED HOLY COMMUNION
NOT FASTING, A.D. 1584 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

ST. MARY MAGDALEN OF PAZZI, A.D. 1585 . . . . . . . . . . 88
BROTHER DEO GRATIAS, ST. FELIX OP CANTALICE, A.D. 1587 . . . . . . . . . . 89

LOVE FOR THE BLESSED SACRAMENT REWARDED
BY A MIRACULOUS CONVERSION, A.D. 1590 . . . . . . . . . . 93

THE CATECHISM OF PETER CANISIUS, A.D. 1590 . . . . . . . . . . 95
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, A.D. 1591 . . . . . . . . . . 98
THE PLAGUE AT MILAN, A.D. 1575 . . . . . . . . . . 101
ST. PHILIP NERI, A.D. 1595 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
THE VENERABLE URSULA BENINCASA, A.D. 1580 . . . . . . . . . .105
THE MONSTRANCE OF FAVERNE, A.D. 1008 . . . . . . . . 106
ST. FRANCIS SOLANO, A.D. 1610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ST. HOSE OF LIMA, A.D. 1617 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
BLESSED JOHN BERCHMANS, A.D. 1621 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT IN THE LOUVRE AT PARIS, A.D. 1661 . . . . . . . . . . 115
BLESSED JOANNA OF THE CROSS, A.D. 1673 . . . . . . . . . . 116

BLESSED MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE,
RELIGIOUS OF THE ORDER OF THE VISITATION, A.D. 1690 . . . . . . . . . . 118

THE PESTILENCE IN PROVENCE STAYED BY THE DEVOTION
TO THE SACRED HEART, A.D. 1720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

MIRACULOUS CURE OF A WOMAN BY MEANS OF
THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT, A.D. 1725 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

ST. LEONARD OF PORT MAURICE, A.D 1751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ST. JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO, A.D. 1767 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
BLESSED IMELDA LAMBERTINA OF BOLOGNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
BLESSED ANNE CATHARINE EMMERICH, A.D. 1774-1824 . . . . . . . . . . 132
ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS, A.D. 1775 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
BLESSED BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE, A.D. 1783 . . . . . . . . . . 137

ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, FOUNDER OF THE ORDER
OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER,
DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH, A.D. 1787 . . . . . . . . . 140

ST. MARY FRANCIS OF THE FIVE WOUNDS, A.D. 1791 . . . . . . . . . . 153
A MIRACLE OF HEALING AT CRETEIL ON THE SEINE, A.D. 1802 . . . . . . . . . . 148

MARY LATASTE, LAY-SISTER OF THE ORDER
OF THE SACRED HEART, A.D. 1822-1847 . . . . . . . . . . 149

THE VENERABLE ANNA MARIA TAIGI, A.D. 1837 . . . . . . . . . . 155

MIRACULOUS CONVERSION OF A JEW
BY MEANS OF THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST, A.D. 1862 . . . . . . . . . . 158

MIRACULOUS APPEARANCE OF OUR LORD
IN THE CONSECRATED HOST, A.D. 1865 . . . .161

ANOTHER APPEARANCE OF OUR LORD
IN THE CONSECRATED HOST, A.D. 1867 . . . . . . . . . . 162

THE PIOUS MAIDEN MARY VON MORL,
USUALLY KNOWN AS THE ESTATICA, A.D. 1868 . . . . 162

Pius IX., A.D. 1848 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165