2016 AMERICAN TOUR OF RELICS and the Fortnight for Freedom 2016

 2016 AMERICAN TOUR OF RELICS

The USCCB is sponsoring an American tour of relics of Sts. Thomas More & John Fisher.  The relics will be coming to following places:

Miami, Florida
Baltimore, Maryland
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Minnesota - Many Cities
Denver & Colorado Springs, Colorado
Phoenix, Arizona
Los Angeles, California
Washington, DC

Please contact local diocese for details about events.

Fortnight for Freedom

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty/fortnight-for-freedom/index.cfm 

Fortnight for Freedom 2016: Witnesses to Freedom

Hold firm, stand fast, & insist upon what belongs to you by right as Catholics.
- Our First, Most Cherished Liberty

What is the Fortnight for Freedom?

Each year dioceses around the country arrange special events to highlight importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21—vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher & St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day.

Celebrate the Fortnight for Freedom with your local church community!

We invite you to Gather, Learn, Pray, Pilgrimage, and Share!

Witnesses to Freedom

This year, we will look at lives of more than 14 women & men of faith, from all over world, who bear witness to authentic freedom in Christ.

Little Sisters of the Poor  | en españolSts. John Fisher and Thomas More  | en español
Coptic Martyrs  | en español
St. John the Baptist  | en españolVen. Henriette Delille | en español
Bl. Oscar Romero  | en español
Martyrs of Compiègne  | en españolFr. John Bapst, SJ   | en español
Sts. Peter and Paul  | en español
Sts. Felicity and Perpetua | en español
Bl. Miguel Pro | en español
St. Maximilian Kolbe | en español
St. Edith Stein  | en español
St. Kateri Tekakwitha  | en español

The Little Sisters of the Poor

On March 23, 2016 The Little Sisters of the Poor made their case in the Supreme Court for religious freedom. #LetThemServe

A Reliquary Experience of Saints in Denver, Colorado November 2015

Walking with the Saints: A Reliquary Experience of Saints throughout History

http://saintvincents.org/2015/10/08/walking-with-the-saints-a-reliquary-exhibit-through-history

Questions or details? 
Contact Mila Glodava at 303-744-6119, Ext. 205 
or email at mila@saintvincents.org

St. Vincent de Paul Parish and School
2375 E Arizona Avenue
Denver, Colorad 80210
Phone:  303-744-6119
info@saint-vincents.org 

Directions:

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=39.695195,-104.958636&z=13&t=m&hl=en-US&gl=US&mapclient=embed&daddr=Saint+Vincent+De+Paul+Church+2375+E+Arizona+Ave+Denver,+CO+80210@39.6951949,-104.9586355 

Saint Vincent De Paul Parish is hosting “Walking with the Saints: A Reliquary Experience of Saints throughout History” on Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, after all the Masses (Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.). The exhibit will also be open for interested Catholic schools, Monday, November 9, and Tuesday, November 10.

The exhibit will feature 45 first-class relics of saints throughout five periods of Church history: the Age of the Apostles and the Church Fathers, the Middle Ages, the Reformation and Counter Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment and French Revolution, and the Modern Age. The Very Rev. Andrew Kemberling, V.F., has collected these relics for St. Vincent de Paul Parish since he came to the parish in June 2014.

This relic collection includes a number of popular saints such as St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius Loyola, and our very own patron saint, St. Vincent de Paul. The faithful will also learn about first- and second-century martyrs such as St. Modestus, St. Polycarp, St. Sebastian and St. Erasma. Twentieth-century saints are represented by St. Pius X, St. Gemma Galgani, and a Colorado favorite, St. Frances Cabrini.

Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado

Someone blogged about the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, Colorado.
The Shrine contains a relic of her finger. Pretty photos and very detailed:

http://www.thecatholicmuse.com/2012/05/17/saints-and-relics

Here is a website link to the shrine itself:

http://www.mothercabrinishrine.org/history

Pilgrimages in the United States

St. Mother Cabrini Pilgrimage in August, 2014 in Colorado:

Come join us, and our beloved Benedictine Monks, for a 50 mile pilgrimage.
We walk from the St. Isidore Catholic Church, located in the plains of Watkins, CO
to the shrine of Mother Frances Cabrini, located in the foothills of Golden, CO.
This spiritual journey takes place over a 2 day period and begins and ends with
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
During the pilgrimage itself, the faithful will have the opportunity for confessions,
spiritual direction, meditations, group rosary, and much more.

More information and registration forms are available online at www.saintisidore.org. 
Contact Glen Ocana with any questions at 303-875-5463. 

Who: All Catholics invited

What: A 45-mile Pilgrimage

When: August 22-23, 2014

http://www.saintisidore.org/Cabrini%202014.html