Magnificat Vol. LX, No. 1 19 order to revive their confidence. Afterwards, he wished to attend the Community Mass one last time, in the Minor Seminary chapel. At the moment of Communion, the orderly gave him his arm and led him to the altar. I placed the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ on his tongue, gave Communion to several other people and finished my Mass. Returning to the sacristy, I blessed a crucifix that the blind man had deposited before Mass, and that he was to take with him. At that moment, the door opened and I saw, with unspeakable surprise and joy, young Renault descend the six steps that join the sacristy floor to the chapel, then come, rush into my arms and press himself to my heart. Sharing his gratitude and admiration, I mingled my tears with his and said: “What have you experienced, dear child, and what has happened to you? Your sight has been restored?” “Yes,” he answered, “when I was kneeling at the foot of the altar, waiting for Holy Communion, a voice said to me: ‘Do you believe? Do you believe?’ and I replied: ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that You can give it back to me.’ As soon as the Sacred Host touched my tongue, I was blinded by light; I saw everything and nothing. Since I remained motionless, the orderly gave me a gentle push to tell me to get up. Then I clearly saw the altar step. Turning around, I saw a pew, and I moved towards it, rejecting my guide’s help. There were several books there; I picked one up and opened it to see how clearly I could see. It was an Imitation of Christ; the characters were in small type; I read several pages which contained the Ordinary of the Mass and came upon these words which I read distinctly: He who follows Me does not walk in darkness,2 says the Lord. So I closed the book and began to pray...” Two hundred students, not counting their teachers, witnessed this miraculous healing. Father Lambert, the superior of the Minor Seminary of Versailles, gave this further testimony: “Ever since he was healed in such an astonishing manner, Renault sees and is doing as well as if he had never been sick or blind. There was no convalescence, and the return of his sight was as sudden and perfect as the return of his health.” For the triumph and exaltation of Jesus Host, let us ask, for ourselves and for all Christians, a renewal of faith in this great Sacrament of love and infinite mercy. Let us remember that the power of the Eucharist is not diminished! What wonders and transformations, both physical and above all moral, would be brought about by contact with God in the Host, if our faith in Him was stronger. M 2. St. John 8:12. man healed by Holy Communion
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