Forearm relic of St. Jude Photo Courtesy of the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude
Fr. Mike Ford, Director of The Dominican Shrine of St. Jude will be
conducting a lecture on “Catholic Devotions and Relics” at the St.
Thomas Aquinas Newman Center at Purdue University on February 17, 2016
in West Layafette, Indiana.
The event will include the opportunity to
venerate the forearm relic of St. Jude, the largest relic of the saint
and any Apostle outside of Rome as well as the relics of 7 other saints
including St. Dominic, OP; St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P.; St Raymond of
Penafort, O.P.; St. Martins DePorres, O.P.; St. Maria Goretti; St. John
Vianney; and Pope St. Pius X.
The evening will conclude with a prayer
service and an opportunity for all participants to receive a blessing
with the St. Jude Oil.
Encased in a silver reliquary, the relic was presented to the shrine in 1949 for the 20th anniversary of the shrine’s dedication to St. Jude. It holds a place of honor and is on display for veneration by the public along with three smaller relics of the saint.
Make sure to call or check the website before you go to ensure that the relic will be available and isn’t traveling.
For more information about this event or the St. Jude relic, contact The Shrine of St. Jude.
If you’re interested in having the Ministries of the Shrine visit your parish or organization fill out the form here:
http://the-shrine.org/invite-the-ministries-of-the-shrine-to-visit-my-group
To find other relics that are on tour and available for veneration visit the Relics & Events page.
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