Treasures of the Church: Request an Exposition
USA:
Fr. Carlos Martins, CC
Treasures of the Church
1949 Cullen Blvd
Houston, Texas 77023
Canada:
Fr. Carlos Martins, CC
Treasures of the Church
685 Finch Ave West
Toronto, Ontario M2R 1P2
Requirements for Hosting.
Please note that all expositions to be held in a
parish church require the pastor\'s authorization. Please obtain this
before making your request. (For a school, authorization is required
from the principal. For a prison, authorization is required from the
warden.)
The following provides the details relevant to hosting an exposition:
General Overview
Approximately 150 relics will be exposed for veneration, including
those of St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux (the \"Little
Flower\"), St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas
Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska. The supreme highlight is one of the
largest certified relics of the True Cross in the world and a piece of
the veil of Our Lady. A complete list of these is available on the
right hand side of this website (click on the image of a saint that says
\"The Saints: See a list of Relics in the Exposition\").
Fr. Carlos begins each exposition with a presentation and teaching on
relics which provides the catechetical and spiritual basis for the Walk
with the Saints that follows the presentation. The point of the
teaching is nothing other than to present the basic Gospel message of
Jesus Christ: that God is here right now and wants to be encountered; He
touches us through the lives and the sacred remains of His Saints. God
never disappoints ... he always \"shows up\". There are healings at
every exposition. Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, have been reported
back to this ministry. Spectacular ones. There have been instances of
cancer, heart disease, tumors, osteoporosis, physical deformities, etc.,
disappear immediately and completely. Though a great number of
miracles have been physical (the Healings tab above lists a sample of
these), the most spectacular are the healing of faith where a new and
deeper relationship with God and His Saints are formed in the faithful.
It is a most wonderful thing to see a parish or school renewed after an
exposition. That is the purpose and reason for this ministry.
Cost:
There is no cost for hosting an exposition. This is to allow all
parishes--even poor ones--the opportunity to host an exposition. There
is also no collection taken at an exposition. The only financial
commitments for which a parish would be obligated are: 1) to make free
will baskets available at the exposition for those who desire to make a
donation; and, 2) to not have any simultaneous collections or
fundraising occurring during an exposition.
Venue:
Parishes are required to make the parish hall or school gym (i.e.,
the parish’s largest room) available as the location for the display of
relics. This is the largest traveling display of relics in the world
and requires significant space. In addition, the church must be
available as the location for the talk and teaching. The purpose of
spatially separating these two components is to allow as much free space
in the hall for the veneration as possible (i.e., without space taken
up by large numbers of chairs). However, if the church is not available
and if the parish hall/gym is extraordinarily large there can be some
flexibility on this.
Contact Person:
An email address and cell phone number would have to be provided for the local parish contact.
Advertising Resources:
Treasures of the Church provides everything that the parish would
need to advertise (posters, flyers, bulletin information).Parishes must
commit to publicizing the exposition in their bulletins and web pages.
In addition, they must commit to informing neighboring parishes of the
exposition and requesting advertising in their bulletins.
Material and Equipment Requirements:
The following is a list of things the parish would need to provide on the date of the exposition:
- An extension cord and power strip (set-up in the church).
- A small table on which to put a digital projector and computer (set-up in the church).
- portable microphone; a clip-on microphone or a wireless microphone, if available, is best (for use in the church).
- 20 CLEAN tables; either 6 or 8 feet in length are
fine; round tables will not work unfortunately; tablecloths are provided
Treasures of the Church (set-up in the hall).
- A bottle of glass cleaner (e.g., Windex) and some paper towels (for use in the hall).
- Two volunteers to help set up at the start of the day and take down at the end of the day (please, no more than two).
Media:
Many pastors desire to inform the local media (local TV and
newspapers, diocesan news, Catholic radio, etc.) of their exposition and
to request coverage of the event. This is fine and encouraged.
However, it is requested that a time for any desired media interviews
with Fr. Carlos be arranged prior to the date of the exposition so as to
not interfere with set-up of the relics display, which normally occurs
two hours before the scheduled start time. In addition, media should be
informed that there is no photography or video recording permitted
during the set-up of the relics display, but only during the
presentation and the time of veneration afterwards.
Lodging:
Fr. Carlos would require accommodation in the parish rectory for the
night of the exposition. If a room is not available the parish would
have to provide a hotel room.
Here is the link to request an exposition:
http://www.treasuresofthechurch.com/request-an-exposition
