Hæc commixtio, et consecratio Corporis et
Saguinis Domini nostri Jesu Christi fiat accipientibus nobis in vitam æternam. Amen. Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat
anima meam in vitam æternam. Amen. Sanguis Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat
animam meam in vitam æternam. Amen. Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi. Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum
meum : sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum
meum : sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum
meum : sed tantum dic verbo, et sanabitur anima mea. In the name of the Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Bless me father, for I have sinned. I'm an ordained priest of seven years, and
it's been one month since my last confession. Father, I think I'm losing my faith. I don't know if I really believe that the
bread and the wine become Christ truly present. It looks the same and it tastes the same. So your physical senses determine your faith? Well, no. But I've been a priest for over seven years. If it were really Jesus, why isn't every Mass
marked by some extraordinary miracle? Where's the reverence from the faithful? Why is there so much greed and laxity among
the clergy? And if Heaven were really touching earth wouldn't
I feel something? You sound like the doubting Thomas. Unless I see I won't believe, but remember
what Jesus said to him. "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
believe." Or another apostle, Saint Peter, you remember
him. When Jesus called him to get out of the boat
and walk on water, Peter was overwhelmed by his lack of faith and he started to drown. But he had the sense to cry out for help and
our Lord saved him. Another time he even denied Jesus three times,
even though he knew that he was the Christ the Son of the living God. But when our Lord taught about the Eucharist,
that His Flesh was true food and His Blood was true drink, Saint Peter had enough faith
then. When everyone abandoned our Lord, Saint Peter
said, "Master to whom shall we go, you have the words of eternal life. And we have come to believe and are convinced
that you are the holy one of God." But how does this help my doubt? You should ask for Peter's help. Pray for his intercession, pray for a faith
like he had. That's your penance. Yes Father. Very good, now make your active contrition. I don't understand it. Is everything all right Father Peter? I just don't believe it. What don't you believe? The Eucharist....transubstantiation. That the bread and the wine become Jesus'
body. How can I believe that saying some holy words
changes the substance of a thing? Especially when it doesn't appear changed? Sounds to me like you're having a crisis of
faith, dear brother. And is that not something to be concerned
about? Listen, Peter if i've learned anything growing
up, it's that some things just can't be explained in a way that satisfies all the doubts in
our head. Wouldn't be real faith if we had all the answers,
now would it? Well I have to do somethin, I can't keep pretending
to believe in something I don't. I've celebrated mass hundreds of times. How much of a hypocrite does that make me? Well here, do something and help me with these
plants. I water these flowers every single day, do
you know why?Please, enlighten me. I water them every day because if i don't
they'll die of thirst. They need to be nourished and fed. And so faith is the same way. If you don't feed your soul Peter, your faith
will suffer. And if you're telling me you don't believe
in the very thing that is supposed to feed your soul, well that's your problem. I know what I have to do. I'll go to Rome to pray for Saint Peter's
intercession, for a miracle to erase my doubt. Miracle or not, that is a month and a half
of walking just to get there! Ah, but you must have faith Margred. "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
still believe." That's what mother would say. Listen, I'll pray for your miracle, but even
if God does not give it to you, I hope you will come to realize the truth found in that
tiny host. That you will still come to the altar with
us and proclaim, "My Lord and my God." He has no idea what he's asking for. [Music] Oh Most Glorious Prince of the Apostles, Peter. When everyone else left Jesus because He taught
that His Flesh is true food and His Blood is true drink, you believed. Help me to believe. Pray for me, so that i can say with you: "Master,
to whom shall we go. You have the words of eternal life." Remedy my doubt. Ask the Father, through the power of the Holy
Spirit to prove to me the Real Presence of His Son in the Holy Eucharist. [Music] Hey, hey! You're a priest right? Yes. I suppose so. Oh good! My mother spotted you and asked me to catch
up with you. We....we uh don't have anybody to celebrate
math for us tomorrow morning, and we were thinking about skipping but then we saw you
and thought we would ask. What's your name? Peter......Father Peter, from Prague. Prague huh? You must not be from around here. My name is Giovanni, my friends call me Gio.....if
I had any friends. Yes, I'm not from around here Gio. Uh, Prague is a month's walk away. I'm actually...... Very nice. Will you say Mass for us tomorrow morning? Please? I won't hear the end of it from my mother
if i can't convince you. Well I suppose so. Where will I go? Saint Cristina's, it's just up the road from
here. I can help serve. All right, young Gio, I will see you tomorrow. See you then! Thank you! This is not what I had hoped for. [child humming] Imilia darling, please Mass is about to begin! Look at them! Poor Felice, she can never seem to get a handle
on that little one. Come on now, Gemma it takes a lot of patience. Well, if I were her mother, I would certainly
make sure she would at least stay quiet. My purpose is to celebrate Mass and to make
present the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the rite of the holy Roman
Church to the praise of our all-powerful God and all His assembly in the glory of heaven,
for my good and the good of all His pilgrim Church on earth, and for all who have asked
me to pray for them in general and in particular, and for the good of the holy Roman Church. May the almighty and merciful Lord grant us
joy and peace, amendment of life, room for true repentance, the grace and comfort of
the Holy Spirit and perseverance in good works. Amen. Good morning Father Peter! Glad you were able to come this morning. Mother would have thrown a fit if she had
to wait one more day for Mass. Father? Is everything all right? Ah, yes. Uh, do you serve often? Uh-huh, every morning. You don't look too excited about it. Well if i'm honest i only come because my
mother makes me and says it's good for me. Something about "virtue and holiness." But you still come.....do you believe you
get anything out of it? I guess so. Although i've never really thought about it. Ijust try to make my mom happy and come here
and serve at the church when she asks. She finds something here, you know? Well you're a good son. Well we'd best be getting started. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen. Introibo ad altare dei. Ad Deum qui lætificat juventutem meam. Please excuse me I.......there's.......I don't
understand what is happening. I believe I.......I have to see the successor
of Saint Peter. I have to go and see the Pope. I can't believe what I saw. The host, bleeding! Is something wrong mama? No, nothing. Is it about what happened at church today? Well...yes. Tell me, what did you see? Well, the priest tell up Jesus' body like
normal, but then Jesus' body started bleeding. Father looked pretty scared and left in a
hurry. He said something about seeing the...the papa? The pope, Papa Urbano, silly. He's visiting Orvieto right now. Oh. Do you think it was a miracle mama? Do i think what was a miracle? Jesus' body bleeding like that! Oh darling...I don't know. Certainly seemed unusual. I think it was a miracle. I think Jesus made it happen so that more
people will come to church and believe they are actually receiving His Body. I believe you are right. In other news, something incredible happened
today Filippo! I was serving at Mass with this visiting priest,
Father Peter, and during the Mass, the host started bleeding. Everybody's talking about it, and even Mother
said that it's proof that Jesus is actually present in the Eucharist. You know, I never really thought about that
Fil. I always just went to Mass because it was
a good thing to do and you know, Mother taught us to. I never really thought about how we believe
that those little discs of bread become God Himself. I mean, Mother taught us that, but who'd have
thought it was true! God Himself taking on the form of a piece
of bread. You know, it's really crazy when you put it
like that, but it's also really beautiful. God sent His Son to die for us. He became a man for us. Just to save us and then to stay with us. I guess He must really love us to do all that. I just can't believe I've been missing the
point the whole time Fil. You know, maybe becoming a priest like Mother
always suggests isn't that bad of an idea. Well, what do you know of any of that, you're
just a horse. Isn't it amazing? A miracle right here in Bolsena! I don't think you can call it a miracle yet. If it were, why did Father seem so scared
and run off. And what would that mean for us? I think you're getting ahead of yourself. Well, of course Father was shocked, we all
were! No one could have expected such a sign. Besides he has to speak to the pope first. And once he confirms it, we will all celebrate
this amazing blessing! Celebrate? I don't know.....maybe he had an injury and
managed to hide it, and that's where the blood came from. Gemma, we all saw it happen it was clearly
the host itself. Why the doubt? Can't you simply give thanks? But why? Why such a dramatic sign? If this is true, maybe it's a judgment from
God because of our lack of faith. I don't know why but miracles like this are
a blessing..... No, you don't understand. I was taught to believe in the real present
since I was a little girl. But today seeing that host bleed, I realized
that I never actually did. I haven't honored or reverenced the Mass the
way I should have. Well, maybe you didn't believe in the Eucharist,
but don't you think that God is loving and merciful? I don't know. I've been so indifferent and now I'm afraid. What does He want from us? I think that what He wants is our faith. He wants us to believe, to really know HIs
care and His love for us. Perhaps we should go pray, for ourselves,
for the priest, and for the others who were there, that our faith may be strengthened. [door knock] Can I help you Emissaries? Apologies, your Holiness, but he seemed to
think it was urgent. We bring a report of a priest who claims to
have witnessed a miracle. And? I...I think perhaps you should hear his testimony
for yourself. Very well. Send for him. I shall meet with him in my study tomorrow,
if he can arrive that soon. He's...uh already here in Orvieto your Holiness. Well then why make the poor man wait. Let's go. Pope Urban will see you now. What is the matter, my son? I see that you're deeply troubled. Please, tell me. Your Holiness, forgive me. I have not been a faithful priest. You see, I doubted whether Jesus was really
present in the Eucharist. I was returning from Rome when I stopped to
offer Mass in Bolsena. And at the consecration, the consecrated host
began to bleed. The blood streamed down onto the altar and
the corporal and onto the floor. Holy Father, bread doesn't bleed. Forgive me for ever doubting. We all have doubts my son, but the Lord is
kind and merciful. Thank you for bringing this to me. We will look into this occurrence, and discern
if and how the Lord is speaking to us through it. Now, please, tell me more. Go to Bolsena and see if what this priest
has said is true. Yes, your Holiness. Your Holiness? What if it is true? It would be a great miracle, would it not? If it is true, it would indeed be a great
miracle and the world will have been blessed by such a tremendous proof of the Real Presence. Now, hurry. We're emissaries from the Pope. We are here to investigate the miracle that
happened in Bolsena. Are you familiar with that? I am, I was at Mass that day. We're looking for the church. Saint Cristina's? Yes, its just up the road. Well, it was at the elevation. The priest lifted up the host and it just....it
began to bleed. It was the most amazing thing. Greetings. We are emissaries from the Pope, here to investigate
the miracle. Were you there when the event took place? I...I was, but only for a little bit. What happened? Well, I was just sitting, minding my own business. And then suddenly the priest had blood all
over his hands and I didn't know what was going on. I was....I was in Mass and Father raised the
host in the air and it start bleeding! Now, even when i think about it....it just....I'm
just so overwhelmed. It was the most glorious thing I've ever seen
in my entire life, and I so wish you could have been there to see it as well. What did you find? Is it true? What shall I render unto the Lord, for all
HIs benefits toward me? Now, tell me. What did you learn? Your Holiness, we spoke with witnesses who
told us that it happened just as the priest said. While the priest was saying Mass at the consecration,
the host began to bleed. Everyone in the city is talking about it. Miracles like this, even in times like these....the
Lord must be asking something special of us. Why just recently Sister Juliana, the Augustinian
at Mount Cornillion, requested a feast for the universal Church to celebrate the Holy
Eucharist. Perhaps this is a sign. But don't we already celebrate the Institution
of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday? Ah, yes, but on that night we are sorrowful
and solemn, as the next day is Good Friday. Thus we need a feast of great joy and gladness
for the whole Church to celebrate the great gift that Jesus has given us of His Body and
His Blood. And it shall be called the Feast of Corpus
Christi. 🎶 Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.🎶 Dominus meus et Deus meus. My Lord and my God.
