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Eucharistic Miracle of Dronero
Italy (1631)
 In
1631, a young farm girl, foolishly kindled a fire with dry hay. Because
of a heavy wind, the fire spread to the town of Dronero. Every attempt
to extinguish the flames proved useless. A Capuchin friar, Maurice da
Ceva, inspired by his great love of the Blessed Sacrament took the monstrance
containing the large Host from the Church of St. Brigid and in procession
walked to where the fire was raging. The fire at once subsided and the
townspeople desperately attempted to extinguish the fire, but all their
efforts proved useless as the fire developed further. Friar Maurice
da Ceva, a Capuchin, was inspired to have recourse to the power of the
Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. He immediately organized a procession
with the Blessed Sacrament – followed by all the townspeople –
to the location of the fire. The moment the Blessed Sacrament arrived,
the flames subsided and miraculously were extinguished ! This miraculous
event is described in details on a stone tablet in the small Church
of St. Brigid. On the Feast of Corpus Christi, the citizens of Dronero
keep alive the memory of this miracle with a solemn annual procession
with the Blessed Sacrament.
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