In Offida, Italy, in the year 1273, the wife Ricciarella wanted to be more loved by her husband, as they fought a lot. On the advice of a witch, Ricciarella did not swallow the Host she received at Mass. At home, she set fire to the hollow part of a log and threw the Host there to be burned. But the Host did not burn, but became Flesh, from which abundant Blood flowed and spread throughout the trunk. Very scared, Ricciarella threw ashes on the stump, but the Blood did not stop flowing. Then the woman took a linen tablecloth and wrapped the trunk with the Host and buried them in the stable, under the manure of donkeys! When her husband Giácomo arrived, the donkey refused to enter in the stable, something he had never done, because it was cozy there for him and there was food. After being pushed and beaten, the donkey entered and prostrated itself with its head down towards the place where the Host was buried! The husband called Ricciarella and showed her the horse kneeling in adoration and respect. She lied and said she did nothing. And so, the Host was buried for seven years and all animals that entered there always prostrated themselves before the place where she was. Ricciarella didn't tell anyone during this time. She was unable to sleep well and full of regret and shame, she decided to confess to Father Giacomo Diotallevi. He decided to go to the place and went with the sacred robes. There was no bad smell in the place. Father Giacomo dug up the trunk and the Host under the manure and saw that they were intact, completely clean, as was the towel that wrapped it. The Blood and the Meat were still fresh. The residents of Offida were happy that this miracle took place there and placed the Host in a reliquary in the shape of a cross. The towel remains uncorrupted even today and as the Holy Host.
