In 1640 in Turin, Italy, during the invasion by Count d'Harcourt's army, soldiers killed many civilians in the Church of Santa Maria del Monte. The lives of the Capuchin friars, however, were spared. A French soldier who was a heretic climbed onto the altar and forced open the tabernacle to seize the ciborium and the Hosts it held in order to desecrate Them. A flame blazed out of the ciborium directly towards the sacrilegious Frenchman, burning his uniform and his face. The terrified soldier threw himself to the floor, screaming, and begging God's forgiveness. The church was suddenly filled with dense smoke. Between the terror and the astonishment felt by all, the vandalism ceased. The tabernacle door, which is adorned with agate and lapis lazzuli or blue stones, still shows the imprint of the soldier's scorched hand. Honor, love, and adore Our Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. May He fill your heart with never-ending adoration.