Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Relic of St. John Paul II - Church in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Relic of St. John Paul II At St. Adalbert Church

January 25, 2015 
 
PENNSYLVANIA – St. Adalbert Church, Thompson Street & Allegheny Avenue, in Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, is honored to have received a relic, a vial of blood, of St. John Paul II, who visited St. Adalbert Church as Cardinal Karol Wojtyla in August 1976.

On Sunday, February 1, 2015, at the 10:30 A.M. Mass, the relic will been enshrined in St. Adalbert Church. The main celebrant of this special occasion will be Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia.

Everyone is invited to attend this special occasion with parishioners of St. Adalbert Church.
For additional information, call rectory at 215-739-3500.

Church website:  http://www.stadalbert.org

Saint Adalbert Church
2645 E Allegheny Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19134

Phone: (215) 739-3500
Rev. Jan Palkowski, Pastor: jpalkowski@stadalbert.org

St. Kateri Tekakwitha - Relic in Louisiana

The first-class relic of St. Kateri Tekakwitha is on display at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Conference Center located on Highway 1 North (2225 North Bolton Avenue) in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Phone: 318-483-3908
E-Mail: tekconf@gmail.comWebsite: tekconf.org


Tekakwitha was born in 1656 of a Christian Catholic Algonquin mother & a traditional Mohawk Chief in a village called Ossernenon along Mohawk River.

A smallpox epidemic swept through Mohawk village & claimed lives of Tekakwitha's parents & baby brother. She survived disease but it left her eyesight impaired & her body scarred. It also left her physically weak for rest of her life. Orphaned at age 4, she was adopted by her aunt & uncle.

In 1670, St. Peter's Mission was established in Caughnawaga (now Fonda, New York). Four years later, Father James de Lamberville became responsible for new mission. Tekakwitha met Father de Lamberville & expressed her desire for baptism. On April 5, 1676 she was baptized & was given name Catherine 'Kateri in Mohawk.'

In August, 1677, Kateri was encouraged & assisted to leave her Mohawk village & live at Sault St. Louis, St. Francis Xavier Mission near Montreal Canada. After a long & strenuous trip, she arrived at Sault with help of friends. Finally, she'd be able to practice her Christian ways with greater openness & freedom.

On Christmas Day, 1677, Kateri received her 1st Holy Communion. On 3/25/1679, Kateri pronounced her vow of perpetual virginity. Her life was devoted to teaching prayers to children & helping  sick & aged until she became very frail & weak.

On April 17, 1680, she died at age of 24. Her last words were: "Iesos konoronkwa," (Jesus, I love you.) A few minutes after her death, those around her bedside witnessed scars on her face suddenly disappear.
On October 21, 2012, she was Canonized-Saint Kateri by Pope Benedict XVI

St. Padre Pio Relic at Church in Manhattan, New York

A glove belonging to Padre Pio displayed inside St. John the Baptist Church on West 31st Street in Manhattan.
A glove belonging to Padre Pio displayed inside St. John the Baptist Church on West 31st Street in Manhattan, New York.

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Relic of Saint Juan Diego's Tilma - Los Angeles, California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2707
Ph:  (213) 680-5200


 The chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in the city of Los Angeles, California.
It is the permanent home of a relic of San Juan Diego's tilma — on which the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was miraculously imprinted in 1531.
The relic in Los Angeles is the only known piece of the tilma in the United States.

A 12 foot replica of the Tillma is of the original, centuries old image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as it has been enshrined at the Basilica of Tepeyac in Mexico City. Three panels forming a triptych shrine face the main Plaza.

It has many amazing fountains.
Now I see that Parking is an issue visitors must consider.  In their schedule below, in red I put where you can get free parking.

6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


17:00 am: Weekday Morning Mass

12:10 pm: Weekday Noon Mass



18:00 am: Sunday Early Morning Mass

10:00 am: Sunday Mid-Morning Mass

12:30 pm: Misa de Domingo en Español - [Spanish]


9:00 am -to- 4:30 pm
10:00 am -to- 5:30 pm
9:00 am -to- 5:30 pm
7:00 am -to- 4:00 pm
closed
7:00 am -to- 4:00 pm

.
5:30 am -to- 8:00 pm
- $4.00 every 15 minutes; $18.00 daily maximum
- Vehicles entering after 4:00pm: flat rate of $8.00

morning mass - 90 minutes free for arrivals between 6:30am and 7:10 am (with mass attendance)

noon mass - 90 minutes free validation with mass attendance
8:00 am -to- 8:00 pm
$8.00 flat fee
7:00 am -to 8:00 pm
3 hours free with attendance at regularly scheduled masses followed by a flat fee of $8.00.
Will be posted
$8.00 flat fee

For a map and directions, visit their website here:

http://www.olacathedral.org/gettinghere/index.html

Directions:

From the North
If you are taking the 101 South:
Take the 101 Hollywood Freeway South to downtown. Exit on Broadway and make two right turns-- Broadway, then Temple. After crossing Hill Street, turn right from Temple Street into the parking garage.

If you are taking the Harbor Freeway, 110 South:
Exit at Hill Street. After you cross over the 101 Freeway, the entrance to the parking structure will be located on your right.

From the South
If you are taking the Harbor Freeway, 110 North:
Stay on the 110 North to downtown, approaching the 101, 5, and 10 freeway merge. Take the freeway exit marked "5 South, 1 San Bernardino--Freeway" (merge to the right). Do not take the 101 Freeway to Hollywood. You will travel on the merge lane for the 5 and 10 Fwys for about 100 yds, exit at Temple. At the end of the freeway ramp, turn left on Temple. Proceed over the Grand intersection and the Temple street parking entrance will be on your left before Hill street.

From the East (or North on 5)
If you are taking the Pomona 60 west or traveling north on the Santa Ana 5:
Take the Hollywood 101 Freeway north to downtown. You will pass through the tunnel, proceed approximately one mile to the Grand Avenue exit. Turn right on Grand Avenue, turn left on Temple Street, and turn left into the parking garage from Temple Street.


The Cathedral has many upcoming events.  A few are:

Anointing of the Sick 2013
Mass and Anointing of the Sick 2015
In observance of the 23rd Annual World Day of the Sick

Saturday, February 14, 2015 @ 12:30pm
Do you know someone who is facing surgery, or an elderly person or child who is sick? You are encouraged to bring them to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 12:30pm. Through anointing, the grace of the Holy Spirit comforts and strengthens the soul of the sick person. Parking at the Cathedral $8.
 
 

Relic of Saint Patrick in Rockville, Maryland


A relic of St. Patrick was procured from Rome and may be seen on display in a beautiful reliquary in the rectory of Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Rockville, Maryland.

4101 Norbeck Road, Rockville, MD 20853 [Map]
Phone: (301) 924-2284, 2285
Fax: (301) 929-3017
Email: stpatrock@verizon.net

http://www.stpatricksmd.org/page.php?id=35



Wilbraham, Massachusetts to Receive St. John Paul 2 relic

The Diocese of Springfield has announced, via its news and information website www.iobserve.org, that it has been selected to receive a first class relic of St. John Paul 2, the popular pontiff who led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in April 2005.

The relic originated from his bloodied undershirt from the attempted assassination on his life in St. Peter’s Square May 13, 1981. 

Just this past week the assassin Mehmet Ali Ağca brought flowers to St. John Paul 2′s tomb inside St. Peter’s Basilica.

The relic will formally be received by Bishop Mitchell T. Rozanski during a 5 PM liturgy on Jan. 31, 2015 at St. Cecelia Church, Main Street, Wilbraham, MA.