IS THE PICTURE OF FATHER LEVITATING REAL???

The case of San Jose de Cupertino is undoubtedly the first of all for the conspicuous nature of this manifestation. -

Catholicism considers levitation as an extraordinary phenomenon in which a body rises above the ground, remaining in the air without natural support.

In Catholic mysticism, it is called ascending ecstasy, and ecstatic march when the body appears to move without touching the ground. In the studies carried out by the Bolandists, there are witnesses of some cases of levitation in the history of Christianity: Saint Joseph of Cupertino, Saint Francisco of Assis, Saint Thomas of Aquino, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint Martinho de Porre, Saint Afonso from Ligory, Saint Catherine of Senna, Saint Philip Neri, Saint Peter of Alcantara, San Francisco Xavier, Saint Teresa of Jesus, Saint John of the Cross, Saint Stephen of Hungary.

The case of San Jose de Cupertino is undoubtedly the first of all for the conspicuous nature of this manifestation.

The Church has explained this phenomenon as a precursor to the gift of self-agility of the glorious bodies. As a rule, mystical levitation is checked while the patient is in ecstasy and, if the body rises slightly, it is called ascension ecstasy; if it rises at a great height, it is called ecstatic flight; and if you begin to walk fast on the ground, but if m touch it it's called ecstatic march

The Priest in the photo is a Jesuit Father called Pe. Giovanni Sala, the photo is real. Until his death, Pe. Giovanni Sala, SJ, was a student of Bernard Lonergan, a translator of Lonergan's work into Italian and German, and a world-class Kant scholar. His writings below were translated into English with the support of members of the Lonergan Institute for the ‘Good Under Construction’ in Washington, DC.

Works like:

• Grace created — Pe. Giovanni B. Room, S.J.

•Fallible teachings and the assistance of the Holy Spirit. Reflections on the Ordinary Magisterium in connection with the Instruction on "The Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian" Pe. Giovanni B. Room, S. J

The original photo is on display in memorial in honor of Pe. Giovanni Sala.