It's 1:14 AM and I can't sleep. Just got home from my parish of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Kailua, where there's an overnight Eucharistic Adoration currently ongoing; my parish does this on the Thursday evenings preceding the First Fridays and they're wonderful!
The true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is always very palpable to me during these nocturnal events ... but tonight was extra-special - Jesus may have given us visible affirmations of his True Presence in the Blessed Sacrament and I was fortunate enough to capture them with my camera.
ABOVE: A photo taken during the first hour. I didn't
notice anything unusual while snapping the pic ... but note
how the light formation on the monstrance looks like
a glowing silhouette of a baby in swaddling cloths
reaching out. Was it the Holy Infant?
BELOW: A photo snapped during the second hour.
An image resembling the head and shoulders of a young
boy was seen near the base of our unique crucifix.
Was it the Christ Child?
Four of us who were present in the church could clearly see the ghostly image of a boy next to the crucifix. We all agreed as to what we saw and discerned that it represented the Christ Child lovingly watching over us; another affirmation of Jesus's presence. It goes without saying that my time in Adoration and prayer was made more fervent by the sighting, and I believe it was the same for my fellow parishioners.
This blogger doesn't believe in coincidences ... but regardless whether the figures are signs, or not, how blessed we are as Catholics to have Jesus present and so close to us in the Eucharist. HE literally dwells in our Tabernacles - Thanks and Praises be to GOD!
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