Multiplication of Food in Lives of the Saints
Holy People Who Repeated Old and New Testament Miracles
Mar 23, 2009
It was not only in the New Testament, but the Old, wherein food was multiplied by God to sustain His chosen ones.
The Prophet Elias, when directed to stay and live with a a widow and her son who were near out of food, not only healed her son of a sickness which would have been unto death, but the little food they had multiplied for months until the draught passed, sparing the Prophet Elias and the family, as well.
St. Isidore the Farmer 1130
St. Isidore was born and raised a poor boy and developed compassion for not only humankind but for creatures.
A report was made that one day while bringing a sack of corn from the fields to be ground, he noticed a large migration of birds which were obviously starving and hungry. In the presence of many witnesses, he poured out half of the sack of corn for the birds while shocked onlookers observed the bag continuing to refill itself.
When the bag arrived at the farm to be ground, witnesses said that it produced twice the flour of a usual bag of corn.
St. Benedict 543
St. Benedict was known for his charity to the poor and always gave from the store of food saved for the monks to the poor people who came to their doors.
When asked what the monks would do if they ran out, which they had come close to on occasion, St. Benedict made reply, “Divine Providence intends to supply the needs not only of the monks but also of the guests and the many poor who daily knock at the door of the monastery.”
Only five loaves of bread remained, St. Benedict’s generosity had exhausted their supplies, but the saint continued to insist that the community have faith in the providence of God.
It is written that he spoke to the monks, “Why are you saddened at the lack of a little bread? Why do you not rather put greater trust in God? He treats us according to the measure of our faith. Today your faith is small and bread scarce. But console yourself; tomorrow you shall have in abundance.”
Two hundred sacks of flour appeared on the doorsteps of the monastery the following morning. After the monks searched and searched the countryside and the town for whom it could have come from, they realized that no one had given it. They remembered the words of St. Benedict and realized God had provided it Himself.
Several sacks were kept as relics of this miracle, but were later burned in a fire.
Others Known to have Multiplied Food
Others who were also known to have Multiplied Food included St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis of Rome, St. Colette, St. Gerard Majella, St. Francis of Paola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Mary Magdalene De’Pazzi, St. Rose of Lima, St. Francis Regis, St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, St. Andrew Hubert Fournet, St. Zita, St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, St. John Bosco, Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, St. Philip Benizi, Bl;essed Alvarez of Cordova, St. John Cantius, St. Paul of the Cross, Blessed John Liccio, St. Rita of Cascia and Blessed Peter of Tiferno.
Related Reading
Readers may also enjoy learning about Miraculous Transport and The Gift of Prophecy.
Sources:
- Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints, By Joan Carroll Cruz.
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