[Popman]

I believe in miracles...I have witnessed several first hand....

The difference here is I find it suspect that these miracles occur in the same timeframe every year...three times a year...

A miracle is a supernatural event...denoting the hand of God...

A supernatural event occurring on a timeframe looks contrived....

Add I might add...dried blood turning into a partial liquid state signifies exactly what?

Did the blind see, the lame walk, disease cured, a serious financial problem rectified in an instant...?

I’ve seen all of these things happen though the power of prayer...

[Mrs. Don-o]

Well, the observed liquefying of St. Januarius' blood is neither a doctrine nor a dogma of the Church. Catholics are not asked to accept this de fide. In fact, we are not obliged to consider any dream, vision, surprising medical recovery, weather or atmospheric phenomenon, etc. to be miraculous. Even if an angel appeared to you, personally, you would not be obliged to believe it.

These are all considered, in the Catholic Church's terminology, "private revelation" (even if they happened in public). This is because they do not constitute part of the official Public Revelation which comes down to us from the Apostles, and which ceased at the death of the last Apostle.

That does not mean that miracles ceased with the last Apostle. It just means that one is free to accept a naturalistic interpretation, or ignore it altogether.

[virgil]

I have read about the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano and have actually been there and seen it. It’s quite extraordinary. I believe it was a supernatural event caused by God. I believe. Others don’t.