Date and Location: Captured in Bavaria on August 29, 1932.

The Subject: Shows a newly ordained German priest (frequently identified in Catholic tradition as Father Franz Keiser or associated with accounts by Father Victor Hintgen) during the Consecration at Mass.

The Phenomenon: According to traditional accounts, the photograph was taken by the priest’s brother—reportedly a skeptic—who claimed the image unexpectedly captured the spiritual reality of the Mass as the literal sacrifice of Calvary. It is widely circulated among traditional Catholics as a devotional reminder of the doctrine of transubstantiation.