Eucharistic Miracle of Naju, Korea, Vatican, Toronto, ON 1995

Host changed to bleeding flesh in mouth of Julia Kim (Naju, Korea)

EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE NOT LISTED IN THE VATICAN COLLECTION OR STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION

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Sworn Testimony of Bishop Roman Danylak

I, Bishop Roman Danylak, Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Toronto for Ukrainian Catholics in Toronto, Canada, and titular bishop of Nyssa, herewith solemnly testify that I concelebrated the Divine Liturgy of Holy Mass, with the Reverend Fathers Aloysius Chang, parish priest of the Kwangju Archdiocese in Korea, invited by me to assist during my visit to Korea, and Joseph Peter Finn, retired priest of the London Diocese in Ontario on Friday, September 22, 1995, at 5 p.m. in an open-air celebration on the grounds of the valley where a future church is to be erected, God-willing, to the honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mother of God.

Following the Liturgy of the Word, I delivered a brief homily for the occasion. After the communion of the priests, Fr. Chang and I administered Holy Eucharist under both species to Julia Kim and the eleven others. As we continued to distribute Holy Communion to the others present, we heard the sudden sobbing of one of the women assisting at Mass. The Sacred Host received by Julia Kim was changed to living flesh and blood. Fr. Joseph Finn, who had remained at the altar during the communion of the faithful, was observing Julia; he noted that at the moment he turned to observe Julia, he saw the white edge of the host disappearing, and changing into the substance of living flesh.

Fr. Chang and I returned to Julia. The Host had changed to dark red, living flesh and blood was flowing from it. After Mass, Julia shared with us that she experienced the Divine Flesh as a thick consistency and a copious flowing of blood, more so than on the occasion of previous miracles of the changing of the host into bleeding flesh. We remained in silence and prayer; all present had the opportunity of viewing and venerating the miraculous Host. After some moments I asked Julia to swallow and consume the Host. And after the Mass Julia explained that the Host had become large and fleshy; and that she consumed it with some difficulty. The taste of blood remained in her mouth for some time. I then asked that she be given a glass of water, from the miraculous source of water nearby. As she drank the water, her finger touched her lips, and a trace of blood was visible on her finger. She rinsed her finger in the water and drank it.

In testimony of this, I append my signature, together with the signatures of all the witnesses present.

Dated at Naju, this twenty-second day of September, 1995.

+ Roman Danylak, titular Bishop of Nyssa, Apostolic Administrator, Eparchy of Toronto, Canada.

Joseph P. Finn, St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, London, Ontario, Canada, et al (Korean signatures of others present)

Bishop Danylak was ordained on October 13, 1957 and reposed on Oct. 7, 2012

Pope John Paul II also witnessed what is described as a Eucharistic miracle during a private Mass in his chapel, where the Eucharist Julia Kim received appeared to transform into flesh and blood and form the shape of the Sacred Heart. He blessed her, made the sign of the cross on her forehead, and later declared to Bishop Guglielmo that he had also witnessed the miracle through Sister Julia, and also ordered the event to be displayed with official records at a church sanctuary in Italy. – Our Lady of Naju, Korea, 1985-2002 | Divine Mysteries and Miracles

Details of the event:
  • Date and Location: October 31, 1995, in the Vatican.
  • Key Figures: Pope John Paul II and Julia Kim, a Korean woman.
  • Description of the Miracle:
    • During the private Mass, Julia Kim received the Eucharist, which then became larger in her mouth and turned into what was described as Flesh and Blood.
    • The transformed Eucharist formed the shape of the Sacred Heart.
    • Julia Kim reported feeling a strong fragrance of roses and blood at the time. 
  • Pope’s Reaction:
    • He was surprised by the event and blessed Julia, making the sign of the cross on her forehead. 
    • He also extended his blessings to her family in Korea. 
    • Later, during the Angelus prayer, he stated, “I too have seen the Eucharistic miracle”.
    • In March 1996, during an Ad Limina visit, he told Bishop Guglielmo, “I, too, have witnessed the Eucharistic miracle through sister Julia”.

Significance: 

  • The miracle is considered a significant event by supporters of the Naju apparitions, a series of alleged Marian apparitions in Naju, Korea, to Julia Kim.
  • The Catholic Church has not issued an official statement on the matter, but the Vatican did take steps to display the event’s records and broadcast the miracle.

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