LOCAL CHURCH BRINGS MIRACLE EXHIBIT TO TOWN

    St. John de Britto Catholic Church in Britton is hosting a special exhibit later this week. They invite believers of all faiths to view the exhibit “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World” Friday through Sunday.
    For those of the Catholic faith, they are in the midst of a “National Eucharistic Revival.” According to the Catholic News Agency, The National Eucharistic Revival is a three-year initiative by the U.S. bishops that aims to inspire, educate, and unite the faithful in a more intimate relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist.
    In light of that, the local Catholic Church is bringing a unique exhibit to town that they hope to share with all people. The display chronicles the miracles surrounding the Eucharist, the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Such miracles have been recorded throughout history. The information in the exhibit was collected by a young European man, Carlo Acutis. 
    Carlo was a modern saint born in London in 1991. A few months after his birth, his family moved to Milan, Italy. He was a normal kid: he went to school and loved video games, but from a young age, he had a special love for God and the Eucharist, even though his parents were not especially devout. 
    Although Carlo was an average student, he was a computer programming whiz. At the age of 11, he started cataloguing the Eucharistic miracles of the world. He asked his parents to take him to the sites of the miracles. He researched over 136 Eucharistic miracles and created an online virtual museum.  Carlo died at the young age of 15, and he was beatified (the step before Catholic sainthood) in 2020.
    Carlo’s virtual museum was transformed into a panel presentation by Earl Markley and Jim Koenig of Tea, SD. The men printed over 250 posters to make the presentation which started traveling in 2011.     
    Markley explained that the exhibit is not just for Catholics, but for all believers or anyone interested in learning more about the Eucharist. “It validates our belief in Christ,” he said. “When Jesus came to Earth, he performed miracles to help people believe. We just need to open our hearts to it.”
    The exhibit will be open in the church’s basement on Friday from 5-8 p.m., with a presentation at 6 p.m. Saturday, it will be open from 1-8 p.m. with presentations at 2, 4, and 6 p.m. On Sunday it will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with presentations at 10 and noon.