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21st Century (2006)Church Approved
Tixtla, MexicoYear: 2006

Eucharistic Miracle of Tixtla

During a parish retreat in Tixtla, Mexico, a host began exuding a reddish liquid. Multi-year forensic analysis by international scientific teams showed that the blood emanated from the interior of the host and contained intact, living cells.

Eucharistic Miracle of Tixtla

Forensic & Histopathological Dossier

Human Blood Group

AB Positive

Universal recipient type consistent with the Shroud of Turin

Tissue Pathology

Myocardium with active leukocytes

Living heart muscle exhibiting intense trauma/agony

Living White Blood Cells

Active & Infiltrating

Biochemically signifies human life at moment of sampling

Pathology Summary: Forensic pathology revealed that the reddish substance was human blood of group AB. Microscopic analysis showed the presence of intact red and white blood cells and pulsating cardiac tissue. DNA testing revealed human genetic profiles.

Chief Scientists / Forensic Institutes: Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez & International Forensic Team

Immunohistochemical testing showed that the blood originated from within the host rather than being applied externally. Living white blood cells were active despite years in ambient storage.

Historical Account & Miracle Chronicle

On October 21, 2006, during a parish retreat at Saint Martin of Tours in Tixtla, Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, a nun was distributing communion when she noticed that one Host in the ciborium had begun effusing a reddish fluid.

Bishop Alejo Zavala Castro initiated an ecclesiastical commission and invited Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez to assemble a multidisciplinary scientific team to study the phenomenon.

Spiritual Significance for Your Life

Jesus is truly with us in our contemporary world, calling every soul to repentance and divine intimacy.

Matthew 28:20 - "And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."