There are many instances of animals in the Catholic tradition and some go back to the old testament.

God has used animals at times to get a message to us as in the case of the dove bringing back the olive branch to  Noah in the ark.  Furthermore God created animals with much more intelligence that we first thought.

At other times, animals have witnessed some supernatural events. During the Apparitions at Lasalette the sheep dog was right beside the children during the Apparitions.

We want to discuss some of the Miracle animal stories in the lives of the Saints.

Miracle Fish and Miracle Donkey

The first of these we want to discuss is the Miracle that occurred in the life of Saint Anthony of Padua.

Actually we want to discuss two miracles. The Miracle of the fish and the Miracle of the Donkey.

When the heretics poked fun at him while he spoke at the port of Rimini, he turned towards the sea, and spoke to the fish.

The fish, for their part, raised their bodies out of the water, and perched, as it were, on top of the water, listening to the homily given by St. Anthony. When he was finished, St. Anthony blessed the fish, at which point they returned to the sea. Full details click here.

Miracle  Dogs of Don Bosco and Saint Roch

There are two Miracle animal stories we want to bring to you starring man's best friend, dogs.

The dog that came to Saint Roch.

Grigio - the Grey dog - of Saint John Bosco

Miracle mice of Saint Martin de Porres

Saint Martin de Porres had a special relationship with no only mice but other animals including birds from an early age.

You will want to read the account of the Miracle mice and Saint Martin de Porres.

Miracle bees of Saint Rita of Cascia

When Saint Rita of Cascia was born Miracle White bees appeared.

You will want to read the account of the Miracle bees of Saint Rita of Cascia

Miracle blackbird of Saint Benedict

One of the most fascinating Miracle animal stories comes from the life of Saint Benedict.

For full details go to account of the blackbird and Saint Benedict.

More Miracle animal stories on the way

Great news! We have been searching in the archives room and we have found some more materials on Miracle animal stories that we will be listing here.

One volume of special interest will be translated from Italian.