The Guardian Angel: The Bleeding Host Betania, Venezuela

I met David French one Sunday Morning at Mass as he and his wonderful family were sitting in the pew right behind me. What really struck me about David was that he could really sing. After Mass, I asked him if he was a convert to the Catholic Faith which at first surprised him. I then (jokingly) told him most Catholics can’t sing like he does. It turns out that David was in fact a convert to the Catholic Faith. David will appear on Deepertruth (5/21/2016) sharing his story of conversion.

David’s parents raised him in a Protestant home where he learned about Jesus. His Father served in the Army (we at Deepertruth want to thank him for his service to our Country) and as a result, like many military families, moved a lot. David would go to various churches growing up as his Mother ensured that they religiously went to church. It was during these years that David developed a love for music, his senior year he began singing for his high school.

David went to Auburn University majoring in Engineering but his love for singing continued to grow, so did his talent. Something else happened to David while at Auburn University, he found himself interested in the Catholic Faith which led to his conversion. David will share his conversion story, but after college, David continued singing in musical theater. Today, David works as a software developer for Army Aviation at Red Stone Army Base in Huntsville Alabama, mostly dealing with training devices.

That is his work, but his most cherished love is following Jesus Christ in the Catholic Faith and his wonderful family. He will share all of this beginning 20:30 (8:30) Central 5/21/2016 and you can hear it live here or archive following show. Throughout Christian history, our Lord has shown us that he is really present as the Blessed Sacrament. Most Eucharistic miracles involve incidences in which the Host has “turned into human flesh and blood”. Of course we as Catholics believe that the consecrated Host is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of our Lord, under the appearances of bread and wine. Therefore, Jesus, through these miracles, merely manifests His Presence in a more tangible way.

Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.‘” (Jn 20:27-29). Take this, all of you, and eat it: This is my body, which will be given up for you.” Then he lifts the cup and says, “Take this, all of you, and drink from it: This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.”

The doctrine of transubstantiation, which is the teaching that bread and wine are converted into the actual flesh and blood of Jesus Christ, is difficult for many to understand. When Christ first told his followers of it, many rejected him believing it was an outrageous claim. But Jesus did not back down, he did not try and clarify his statement or correct their misunderstanding. He simply repeated his command to the disciples at the Last Supper. “This is My Body…. This is My Blood.” Some Christians today still have trouble accepting this teaching and don’t quite understand it. The bread and wine turn into the Body and Blood of Christ. A physical sign of the new covenant between God and Man, reminded through the sacrifice of Christ, that redemption can be had.

Throughout history, though, many people have reported miracles that brought them back to the truth. The Church has recognized over one hundred Eucharistic miracles, many of which occurred during times of weakened faith in transubstantiation. To Jesus through Mary, GregoryMary