Deepertruth: In the Eucharistic Miracle of Herentals Belgium 1412

 In the Eucharistic Miracle of Herentals Belgium 1412.  In the Eucharistic miracle of Herentals, some Hosts that had been previously stolen were found after eight days, and perfectly intact, in spite of the rain. The Hosts were found in a field near a rabbit burrow, surrounded by a bright light and arranged in the form of a cross.

Every year, two paintings of Antoon van Ysendyck, depicting the miracle, are taken in procession to the field where a small shrine, De Hegge, was built. Here a commemorative Mass is celebrated before numerous people. The two paintings are presently kept in the Cathedral of Sint-Waldetrudiskerk, Herentals.

In 1412, a certain Jan van Langerstede went for lodging to a hotel not far from the little city of Herentals.

This professional man was stealing sacred objects from churches and selling them all over Europe.

The day after his arrival at Herentals, he went to the nearby village of Poederle.

He entered the parish church and without being noticed, stole the chalice and the ciborium containing five consecrated Hosts.

As he was returning to Herentals in the place known as “De Hegge” (“the fence”), he felt as if pulled by a mysterious force that was keeping him from continuing his journey.

So he tried to get rid of the Hosts by throwing them into the river, but his every attempt to do so was useless.