Relics of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan, New York

Relics of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Manhattan, New York

Built into the altar, which sits beneath the mosaic, is the reliquary of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, known as Mother Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants, whose body lies, like Sleeping Beauty, within a glass coffin.

St. Frances Cabrini Shrine is located in Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York.

Mother Cabrini’s body was divided after her death. Her head is in Rome, her heart is in Codogno, Italy, where she established the order, an arm is in Chicago & most of rest of her body is at shrine, this partial relic modeled with wax into image of Mother Cabrini in glass coffin.  

Most of Saint Frances Cabrini’s body is now displayed under glass in altar at St. Frances Cabrini Shrine, in Washington Heights area of Manhattan. Mother Cabrini’s bones are encased in a wax replica of her body.  Her body was one of 31 bodies & body parts that Vatican mummification team worked on between 1975 & 2008 in an effort to improve the mummification processes they use to preserve holy relics.

In 1946 she became first U.S. citizen to be canonized by Roman Catholic Church & is patron saint of immigrants.
 

Five Catholic Shrines in New York City:

http://untappedcities.com/2014/12/04/5-nyc-saintly-sites-shrine-of-elizabeth-ann-seton-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-st-frances-cabrini-shrine-church-of-the-most-holy-redeemer

Shrine of Elizabeth Ann Seton, 

Saint France Cabrini Shrine,

Church of Saint John the Baptist and

Church of the Most Holy Redeemer

 

Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs - New York

The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs is located in the town of Amsterdam or Fultonville or Auriesville, New York.  This is a little confusing but one should call the shrine before visiting to be certain you go to the right place!
The website has the town of Auriesville in it's name.  The address is:
  
136 Shrine Road
Amsterdam, New York  12010
Phone:  (518) 853-3033

 
Father Belgarde, Shrine Director

director@martyrshrine.org 

Tour Information:


 Melissa Hansen:  Phone: (518) 853-3033 Ext. 22
melissa.hansen@martyrshrine.org 


Directions:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shrine+of+Our+Lady+of+Martyrs/@42.925621,-74.302359,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xb83caa557c1f39d2

The Shrine was founded in 1885 and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Our Lady of Martyrs”.  The Shrine has 4 Saints that have lived on these Holy Grounds and have “walked” the very grounds that we can walk on today. The entire 400-acre Shrine Campus is one of the most Holy sites in the world.  Can you imagine – walking on the same Holy Grounds that our Jesuit Saints and Saint Kateri walked?

 

Saint Kateri

The Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs has a unique collection of Sacred Art spanning several century's and from all over the world.

The website for the shrine: 

http://auriesvilleshrine.com

Mass Schedule

Sundays: 9a.m. & 11a.m. & 4p.m. 
Saturdays: 4p.m. Vigil Mass 
Weekdays: 11:00a.m. & 4p.m.  Saint Kateri Mass: Wednesdays 4p.m.
All masses are held in the Coliseum.

Snacks and Drinks can be purchased at the Visitors Center.

Gift Shop Hours:
 
Monday-Friday 10a.m. – 4:00p.m. 
Saturdays-Sunday: l0a.m. – 5:00p.m.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Article with Photos - Relics & Reliquaries

The Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/relc/hd_relc.htm

This is a Thematic Essay with a Slideshow of Photos of ancient Reliquaries.

Saint Gianna Relics coming to Yorktown Heights, New York December 2014

St. Gianna Mass will be held on Dec. 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Patrick’s Church, 137 Moseman Rd, Yorktown Heights.  Mass will be at 6:30 followed by veneration of the Miraculous Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and veneration of the relics of St. Gianna Beretta Molla.  Dr. Anne Nolte, Director of the National Gianna Center for Women’s Health & Fertility in NYC will be there. 

RSVP to GiannaMass1212@gmail.com

http://sjtemahopac.org/news/respect-for-life-society

Saint Francis: Brooklyn, New York - December 2014 - January 2015

ST. FRANCIS IN NEW YORK

The Canticle of Creatures and other Franciscan manuscripts from the 13th century.
A unique exhibition in the United States.
For the first time at the Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York.

December 2014 - January 2015

"Friar Francis: Traces, Words and Images." This is the title of an exhibition that will be held in New York, at the Brooklyn Borough Hall (December 2, 2014-January 14, 2015).

It is the first time that manuscripts of the 13th and 14th centuries and Papal Bulls relating to the Saint of Assisi will be on show in the U. S.

The exhibition consists of 19 artifacts from the Ancient Fund of the City Library of Assisi, partof the library of the Sacred Convent in Assisi.

The heart of the exhibition is the Codex 338, a collection of the first writings and documents relating to St. Francis and the order of the Friars Minor, containing The Canticle of Creatures, considered the starting point of Italian literature. Each year some six million people visit the Basilica of St. Francis, about 40 percent of them Americans. This is proof that Franciscan spirituality has again become a reference point and model for many people, thanks, above all, to Pope Francis, who puts the message of the Saint of Assisi into practice. The exhibition allows the visitor to get to better know, appreciate and understand Francis of Assisi, who is known to the world as a man and saint of the people, of peace and fraternity.

The exhibition is divided into three sections.

- The first, "Traces", includes documents which closely illustrate the historic journey of the saint. The cornerstone of this part of the exhibition is the Codex 338, a miscellany that contains the oldest existing copies of the writings of the Saint of Assisi. Deriving from the 13th century, it contains, among other objects, the 12 chapters of the Regula fratrum minorum, o

r, the Rule of the Friors Minor, approved in 1223 by Pope Honorius III, with which Francis gave to the brothers in the community a spiritual direction and a series of practical norms by which to govern their daily lives. Manuscript 338 also contains the Laudes creaturarum, better known as The Canticle of Creatures, considered the first work in the ancient Italian vulgate and which has been recognized since the 18th century as the oldest poetic text of Italian literature. 

The first part of the exhibition also includes several Papal Bulls, including one from the year 1220 where the saint's name appears in an official document for the first time.

- The second section of the exhibition, "Words," includes the oldest biographies of the saint, among them several rare codices and a fragment of the Vita beati Francisci by Tommaso da Celano, the oldest work dedicated to St Francis. 

This section also includes the extremely rare Memoriale in desiderio animae o Vita Seconda from 1247, copies from the early 14th century of the Legenda Maior e la Legenda Minor by Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, and the Fioretti di San Francesco, the celebrated hagiography of Francis in the Italian vulgate, which is characterized by a idealized, popular, portrayal of  the saint which is still used today in many languages.

- The third section, "Images", consists of a selection of miniature illustrated codices depicting the saint of Assisi. Among these is an antiphonary, a Franciscan breviary, a missal and the Bible of Giovanni da Parma.

Starting with words that tell the story of the Franciscan friar, the exhibition continues with images that celebrate sanctity with documents that use language and beauty to simplify and spread the spiritual physiognomy of the saint.

Location of the exhibition

209 Joralemon Street - Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Borough Hall (open to the public) 

December 2, 2014-January 14, 2015

Shrines & Basilicas in New York City, New York

Manhattan

National Shrine of the Motherhood of St. Ann
St. Ann's Church
110 East 12th St.
New York, NY. 10003

St. Patrick's Basilica, the Old Cathedral
263 Mulberry Street
New York, NY, 10012
Phone: 212-226-8075
source

Church of Notre Dame
114th St. and Morningside Dr.
New York, NY. 10027
Phone: 212-866-1500
source

St. Paul's Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Provolision
113 East 117th St.
New York, NY 10035
Phone: 212-534-4422

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church & Shrine
448 East 116th St.
Manhattan
New York, NY 10029
Phone:  212-534-0681

Grotto Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Aberdeen St. & Broadway
Brooklyn, NY. 11207

Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
275 North 8th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11211

Regina Pacis Votive Shrine
c/o St. Rosalia Church
1230 65th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11219

The Cathedral Basilica of St. James
Jay Street and Cathedral Place
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-852-4002
Website:  http://www.brooklyncathedral.net

Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Basilica
526 59th St.
Brooklyn, NY. 11220
Website: http://www.olphbkny.org/english.html

Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii
225 Siegal St. (Between Bushwick & White Aves.)
Brooklyn, NY. 11206
Phone: 718-497-0614
Shrine may be under construction. Call before going.

Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes
833 Mace Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone: 718-882-0710

The small stone grotto quickly became the object of pilgrimages from not only New Yorkers, but people from across the United States. Even today, the faithful swear by the healing properties of the water.

Saint Relics at Chapel at Regis High School, New York

In March of 1914, while construction began on the Regis building, our Foundress and her children were on their way for a European tour on the Cunard Line. One of her stops was Rome and a meeting with Franz Xavier Wernz, S.J., the 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He had named her a "Founder of the Society of Jesus" for her efforts and generosity to establish Regis High School. During the visit, the Superior General presented the Foundress of Regis with a reliquary of what is believed to include relics of all of the Saints and Blesseds of the Society of Jesus at that time (March 1914). The Foundress had the reliquary mounted in a somewhat hidden corner just outside the sacristy door in the Regis chapel. It remained there for the duration of our first century. This month, it was moved to the rear wall of the chapel on the left as you enter. It is now possible for all who visit the Chapel to view the relics. 

The Saint relics displayed in the reliquary are as follows (from left to right):

Saint Ignatius Loyola, S.J. (1491-1556)	Canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (1506-1552)	Canonized in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
Saint Francis Borgia, S.J. (1510-1572)	Canonized in 1670 by Pope Clement X
Saint Peter Claver, S.J (1581-1654)	Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Saint Francis De Girolamo, S.J. (1642-1716)	Canonized in 1839 by Pope Gergory XVI
Saint John Francis Regis, S.J.(1597-1640)	Canonized in 1737 by Pope Clement XII
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. (1568-1591)	Canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Saint John Berchmans, S.J. (1599-1621)	Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, S.J. (1550-1568)	Canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, S.J. (1532-1617)	Canonized in 1888 by Pope Leo XII
Saint Edmund Campion, S.J. (1540-1581)	Canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Saint Peter Canisius, S.J. (1521-1597)	Canonized in 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Martyrs of Japan:    Saint Paul Miki, S.J. (1562-1597)    Saint Juan Soan de Goto, S.J. (1578-1597)    Saint James Kisai, S.J. (1533-1597)	Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX Canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Blessed Charles Spinula, S.J. (1565-1622)	Beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Saint John de Britto, S.J. (1647-1693)	Canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Rudolf Aquaviva & Companions:    Blessed Rudolf Aquaviva (1550-1583)    Blessed Alphonso Pacheco (1549-1583)    Blessed Peter Berno (1552-1583)    Blessed Anthony Francisco (1550-1583)    Blessed Francis Aranha (1551-1583)	Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Martyrs of Hungary:    Saint Marko Krizin, S.J. (1589-1619)    Saint Stephen Pongracz, S.J. (1583-1619)    Melchoir Grodziecki, S.J. (1584-1619)	Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II Canonized in 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Andrew Bobola, S.J. (1591-1657)	Canonized in 1938 by Pope Pius XI
Blessed Anthony Baldinucci, S.J. (1665-1717)	Beatified in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Blessed Leonard Chimura, S.J. (1575-1619)	Beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Saint Bernadino Realino, S.J. (1530-1616)	Canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Saint Mariana de Jesus de Paredes, O.F.S. (1618-1645)	Canonized in 1950 by Pope Pius XII

Regis High School
55 East 84th Street
New York, NY 10028
Phone: (212) 288-1100


Regis is located at 55 East 84th St., between Park and Madison Avenues.
By Subway
Take 4, 5 or 6 train to 86th St. Walk West to Park Avenue then South to 84th Street.
By Car
Parking is available in several pay lots in the neighborhood and at parking meters on Madison Avenue. After 6p.m. parking is permitted on 84th St. in front of the building.

Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs - Fultonville, New York

Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs

136 Shrine Rd 

Fultonville, NY 12072   

Phone:  518-853-3033

Closing of the 129th Shrine Season

http://www.martyrshrine.org/?p=530 

The Closing of the 129th Shrine Season is on Tuesday, October, 21st, 2014.

Mass is at 11:00 a.m. EST in the Coliseum and will honor Saint Kateri.  

This is the only Mass offered for the day.

The Shrine now has 4 Saints that have lived on these Holy Grounds and have “walked” the very grounds that you and I can today. Our entire 400-acre Shrine Campus is one of the most Holy sites in the world – in the silence of the “day and night” – you can almost hear the sounds of saintly prayers and worship from the millions of people who have visited the Shrine over the years.  Can you imagine – walking on the same Holy Grounds that our Jesuit Saints and St. Kateri walked?

Shrine Gift Store & Visitor Center hours:
Sunday-Friday 10a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Saturdays: l0a.m. – 6:00p.m.
*Snacks & beverages: Can be purchased in the Visitor Center.
Museums: open 10:00am – 4:00pm for walk through. Staff on hand during posted hours.

Shrine Office Hours
April – October  10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Phone 518-853-3033
Fax 518-853-3051

Shrine Office Hours
April – October  10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.
Phone 518-853-3033
Fax 518-853-3051

 

The Coliseum was built overlooking the Mohawk River, becoming the first and largest circular Catholic Coliseum in the United States. The Coliseum was completed in 1931 and holds 6,500 people with standing room for 3,500. 

The Holy Grounds include the following:
5 Chapels
2 Museums
A Candle Shrine
A Jesuit Cemetery
Stations of the Cross – outdoors

Padre Pio Shrine and Padre Pio Oil & Saint Padre Pio Relics

			56K Real Streaming Video Introduction His Life The Gifts Image of Christ Prayer Garden Beatification Click to get Free Player © 2001-2012 Padre Pio Shrine.com

http://www.padrepio.us

In 1970, Padre Pio’s secretary and friend, Mary Pyle, helped secure relics of Padre Pio for St. John the Baptist Church. These relics include a cloth that was used to absorb the blood from his sacred stigmata, which still bears the stain, and a fingerless woolen glove worn by Padre Pio. St. John the Baptist opened the shrine in 2002, after Padre Pio’s canonization, and has housed these relics ever since. St. John the Baptist Church is hopeful that the new shrine will accommodate visitors who visit the Midtown Church to honor and pray to Padre Pio.