Hundreds of the faithful came to the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette n Dyker Heights for the rare opportunity to venerate first class relics of the beloved saint. The relics from Lourdes, France are on display as part of the Journey of Grace tour of the U.S.
One week after his beatification, a first-class relic of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen was received at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Oct. 1, marking what Archbishop Ronald Hicks called a “homecoming” for the famed Catholic evangelist and former New York auxiliary bishop.
A first-class relic of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is being given to the Diocese of Rochester by his native Diocese of Peoria. The relic will be transferred during a Sept. 29 Mass at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral five days after Archbishop Sheen’s beatification in St. Louis.
The mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration.
A New Jersey parish houses nearly 700 relics thanks to Eric Lavin, a young devotee of Mother Cabrini who has spent years building one of the nation’s largest parish collections.
Mireya Gutierrez said she reads about saints regularly to deepen her faith. Her devotion to her favorite saint, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, led her to participate in a veneration of 250 relics at Holy Family Parish in Fresh Meadows on Oct. 31.
Two holy relics of St. Anthony of Padua, who is widely revered as a great “miracle worker” due to the number of miracles attributed to his intercession, were displayed at the parish of Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s Church on June 6.
Catholics are commanded by canon law not to purchase relics of saints. Still, the internet yields countless sacred items for auction or direct sale.
