Originally published at Churchpop
In 1906, Colombia experienced the strongest earthquake in its history. The tsunami caused by the seismic movement threatened to destroy the small island of Tumaco, but Jesus in the Eucharist managed to save the population.
“The Miracle of the Wave”
According to the Colombian Episcopal Conference, on the morning of Jan. 31, 1906, a strong 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Colombia. The inhabitants of Tumaco, an island on the border between Colombia and Ecuador, saw the sea retreating from the shore, indicating that a strong tsunami was coming.
Frightened by what happened, the population went to the church to ask for help from the parish priest, Brother Gerardo Larrondo, and his parish vicar, Brother Julián Moreno, both religious of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects who had been carrying out a mission in that place since 1899.
The friars encouraged the people to trust in the power of God and walk in procession to the beach.
The friar of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites who has led the investigation and documentation of this miracle, Father Hevert Lizcano Quintero, said:
“Immediately, Brother Gerardo consumed all the hosts that were in the tabernacle and, moved by the faith of the entire community, he took the Great Host to the beach
