Tag Archives: relics

26 May 2011

26 May: St. Philip Neri

Did you know that St. Philip Neri is a co-patron of Rome?
COLLECT:
Deus, qui fideles tibi servos
sanctitatis gloria sublimare non desistis,
concede propitius,
ut illo nos igne Spiritus Sanctus inflammet,
quo beati Philippi cor mirabiliter penetrvit.
The only tricky word here is sublimo, which according … Continue reading

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17 May 2011

QUAERITUR: Selling a rosary and other sacred things

Several readers have sent similar questions about the selling of sacred things.  I will simply answer rather than post excerpts of the questions.
Let’s start with the most sacred of all, the Eucharist.  Selling the Eucharist would be a terrible sacrilege.   … Continue reading

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1 March 2011

England: Martyrs’ relics escape blaze at Marian Shrine

I believe that you can still get a discounted subscription to the online, digital full version of the Catholic Herald for a mere “tenner”, £10.  Right now about $16.27.
And speaking of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the lovely and persistent … Continue reading

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14 January 2011

Translating the remains of Bl. John Paul II into the Basilica

The other day Rome Reports posted a video of a screen set up around the altar of Bl. Innocent XI in the Vatican Basilica.  It was immediately assumed that that is where the body of Bl. John Paul II would … Continue reading

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30 November 2010

A St. Andrew’s Day surprise

Did any of you notice this?
This took me a bit by surprise.
Card. Bertone went to Kazakhstan and gave the Orthodox Church there a major relic of St. Andrew from those venerated in Amalfi.
I recall a few years ago when John … Continue reading

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20 September 2010

QUAERITUR: Can I buy a relic?

From a reader:
I wanted to know if it is permissible to buy relics. I know that Canon Law says that it is absolutely wrong to sell them. But what about buying them? Also, how do I go about confirming the … Continue reading

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22 February 2010

Relic of St. Peter

This morning at Mater Ecclesiae in Berlin, NJ, where I have been for the last week, I had the chance to bless people with a reliquary containing relics of Sts Peter and Paul (among others).  You can see it set … Continue reading

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22 July 2009

QUAERITUR: relics and lost documents: what to do?

From a reader:
I thought you would be just the one to ask…
I have several first class relics without their "papers."
Is there anyway these relics can be authenticated for public veneration?  Perhaps someplace they can be sent to receive the necessary … Continue reading

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10 June 2009

Relics returned – remembrance of saints past

This last weekend I recovered some relics which a friend had had for some years.
Included are
St. Leo the GreatSt. Thomas AquinasSt. DominicSt. Ignatius Loyola

They are all first class relics, from bone.
They join the other great saints in the Sabine … Continue reading

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