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10 MAY 26-JUNE 8, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC In Depth MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETERY 12801 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO (303) 424-7785 ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER MORTUARY Serving the greater Denver area (303) 425-9511 ST. SIMEON CATHOLIC CEMETERY 22001 E. State Hwy. 30, Aurora, CO (720) 859-9785 Peace of Mind for your Family with Pre-Planning More info at cfcsColorado.org A Ministry of The Archdiocese of Denver After 100 years of service to the Archdiocese of Denver, our Cathedral is in need of some vital repairs. Thank you for your generosity! Visit denvercathedral.org call us at 303-831-7010 or email us at CBIC2016@ denvercathedral.org for more information A RESTORATION FOR THE AGES All donations are tax deductible "Our historic and iconic Cathedral Basilica needs your help." Father Ron Cattany Pastor and Rector North, East and West Façade Repair $2 Million Leaking Flat Roof Repairs $50,000 East Door Handi- capped Access $50,000 Colfax Facade $4.5 Million Total: • Cathedral Savings and Restoration Fund $2.92 Million • Pledges & Gifts $808,437.78 EXTERIOR PRESERVATION 2021 Consecration Jubilee Trust Fund $5Million Clean Kimball Organ $100,000 Clean Altars $100,000 Carpet Cathedral $45,000 Paint Interior $750,000 INTERIOR RENOVATION Lower Level Bathrooms and Lift: • $350,00 from savings Sanctuary Handrails and Votive Candles: • Gifts & Pledges $46,639 Eucharistic miracles reveal Christ's real presence O ver 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ walked the earth, per- formed miracles and was even- tually crucifi ed, oš ering up his life for the salvation of souls. Jesus had a body just like us. And it's possible we know his blood type. The Church teaches and has taught since the time of Christ that something miraculous happens at every Mass. When the priest oš ers the bread and wine during the Liturgy of the Eucha- rist, something called transubstantia- tion takes place — the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. Though they look like normal bread and wine, Christ is in fact present in every morsel of bread and every drop of wine. But sometimes the appearance of the bread and wine change, too. Christ's true presence has been revealed over the centuries through several Eucha- ristic miracles. As the Church celebrates the feast of Corpus Christi on May 31, in which we celebrate the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, our faith in the mystery of the sacrament is not in vain. LANCIANO One of the most famous miracles took place in Lanciano, Italy during the eighth century, when a priest was doubting the real presence during Mass. As he consecrated the bread and wine, the bread began to bleed, literally turning into fl esh and the wine into blood. Soon after, the blood coagulated into fi ve globules, and the fl esh remained unchanged. In 1971, Pope Paul VI permitted sci- entifi c studies be done on the relics — which still remained unchanged after centuries — and scientists discovered the fl esh was in fact muscular tissue from a human heart. The blood was type AB. BY MOIRA CULLINGS moira.cullings@archden.org