National Shrine Museum of Saint Therese in Darien, Illinois

The National Shrine Museum of Saint Therese has reopened.

Below is a link to the website:

http://www.saint-therese.org/about-the-shrine

The National Shrine Museum of St. Therese is situated on a 40 acre Carmelite campus in Darien, Illinois. The Shrine includes both a museum devoted to the saint and a chapel where visitors can reflect and worship.

The museum is a rich treasury of relics and memorabilia of St. Therese. “We have the largest and best collection of Little Flower relics and memorabilia outside of Lisieux,” explains Fr. Bob Colaresi, Director of the Society of the Little Flower. “People are amazed and ‘feel’ her presence.

Major Sources of Saint Relics for Veneration Located in the United States

United States

Chicago, Illinois

Relic: Over 2000 relics, including some of all 12 Apostles and 24 of the 33 Doctors of the Church
Where: St. John Cantius Parish, 825 North Carpenter Street Chicago, Illinois 60622-5405, Phone: 312-243-7373

St. Marys, Kansas

Relic: Practically every Saint who's ever lived
Where: At St. Mary's Academy, there's a Relic Chapel that contains an incredible amount of first class relics (though no major tombs or shrines). The address is: St. Mary's Academy & College, 200 E. Mission Street, St. Marys, KS 66536

Louisville, Kentucky

Relic: St. Bonosa and St. Magnus
Where: At St. Martin of Tours parish church, 639 South Shelby Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

Emmitsburg, Maryland

Relic: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Where: Seton Shrine Chapel, Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland

Relic: St. Frances Cabrini
Where: St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, 701 Fort Washington Avenue, New York City, New York

Maria Stein, Ohio

Relic: Practically every Saint who's ever lived
Where: Another Relic Chapel like that of St. Mary's Academy in Kansas (no major tombs or shrines) is the Maria Stein Center. The address is: 2291 St. Johns Road, Maria Stein, Ohio 45860, (419) 925-4532

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Relic: St. John Neumann
Where: National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, 1019 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Relic: Practically every Saint who's ever lived
Where: Another Relic Chapel -- the largest in United States -- is St. Anthony's Chapel in Most Holy Name of Jesus parish. The address is: 1700 Harpster St., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Troy Hill).

Saint Jude Oil, Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus, Patron Saint of the Hopeless - in Chicago, Illinois

Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus
The Dominicans
1909 South Ashland Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Website:  http://the-shrine.org/contact-us
For times of Shrine services call:  Ph:  (312) 226-0020

 

The arm relic is permanently displayed at the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus located in St. Pius V Parish, 1909 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL. 60608.
It is reportedly the largest relic of an Apostle located outside of Rome.  From time to time the relic is taken on tour for special events like Solemn Novenas, healing, and prayer services across the United States.  The Shrine also boasts 3 much smaller relics of the Apostle.



The Shrine of St. Jude is located in the Church of St. Pius V on the corner of 19th Street and Ashland Avenue, on Chicago’s near southwest side. They have secure parking directly across from the church. You can access the lot by using the speaker box at the gate. Tell the person who answers that you are there to visit the Shrine. The St. Jude Gift Shop is located in the vestibule of the Church.

• From I-290 (Eisenhower Expressway) take the Ashland Avenue exit and drive one mile south to 19th Street.
• From I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) take the Ashland Avenue exit and drive 1 mile north to 19th Street.
• From I-90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) take the 18th Street exit and drive 1 mile west to Ashland Avenue and then south 2 blocks to 19th Street.
• By El train, take the Douglas (Cermak) “B” train to the 18th Street stop and walk 2 blocks east to Ashland and then 2 blocks south to 19th Street.

 


The Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus is a ministry of the Dominican friars, Province of St. Albert the Great.

History Of The Relic Of St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle And Patron Saint Of Hopeless Cases

After he was martyred, the body of St. Jude Thaddeus was buried temporarily in Mesopotamia and later given permanent interment in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome with the other Apostles. At some point, his forearm was encased in a silver reliquary and located for many centuries in Armenia. At the beginning of the 18^th century, Armenian Dominican missionaries fled their country in the face of religious persecution and brought the relic to Smyrna, Turkey.

The relic was then given to the Provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Peter Martyr in Turin, Italy. In 1949, the relic was presented to the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great for permanent display and veneration at the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus at St. Pius V Church in Chicago, where regular Novenas drew crowds of faithful and had since its founding at the start of the Great Depression. This devotion, once the response to the deep faith of a single Dominican continues today among the thousands who pray for the intercession of St. Jude Thaddeus at the Shrine, on line, on line and during Novenas.

http://the-shrine.org/relic-of-st-jude-patron-saint-of-the-hopeless-to-make-historic-appearance-at-denvers-st-dominics-catholic-church-during-novena-and-healing-mass

Also:

Saint Jude Oil:

You can make a donation to obtain a bottle or bottles of Saint Jude Oil at this link:

http://the-shrine.org/product/blessed-st-jude-oil

They accept payment via your bank account (one-time payment), your debit card (Visa, Mastercard or other) or a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or other). 


Blessing with St. Jude Oil, or if you will oil blessed with the Arm Relic of St. Jude, is a common practice among the Friends of St. Jude. Since it is NOT the Sacramental of the Anointing of The Sick, any baptized Catholic can impart this blessing. Blessings with oil touched to a relic or the tomb of one our great Saints has been a practice in the Church for over 14 centuries. The formula we recommend for use with St. Jude Oil is:
“Through the powerful intercession of St. Jude, apostle and martyr, may you be delivered for all hopelessness and despair and may God grant you every healing of body and soul, in the name of the Father+, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
The proper gesture for making the sign of the Cross for lay people during a blessing like is to make a small Cross on the forehead of the person being blessed.