Friday, July 26, 2013

Relic Exposition - List of Saints

I attended the wonderful and holy Relic Exposition last night at our local church.  We were one of only three stops in Nebraska.  I am feeling VERY fortunate that we were able to attend!

Ladies,  your intentions were brought before the following Saints and Relics:
- St. Anne (Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Anthony of Padua
- The 11 Apostles (excluding Judas) plus St. Paul
- St. Bernadette
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Charles Lwanga
- The Crib of our Lord
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
- St. Gemma Galgani
- St. Gertrude the Great
- The Holy Crown of Thorns (fragment)
- The Holy Lance (fragment)
- St. John Vianney
- St. Josemaria Escriva
- St. Joseph (piece of his clothing - his body has never been found)
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha
- St. Leo the Great (Pope)
- St. Maria Goretti
- A portion of the Veil of Mary the Mother of God
- St. Maximillian Kolbe
- St. Monica
- St. Padre Pio
- St. Philomena
- St. Rita of Cascia
- St. Stanislaus Kostka
- St. Theresa of Avila
- Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
- St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower)
- St. Thomas Moore
- Fragments of the True Cross

There were over 164 relics presented for exposition.  I know I missed a great deal of Saints, but the above were the highlights.

For more information on the relics that were presented and information about each of the above saints, you can download the information here:  www.treasuresofthechurch.com/relics

5 comments:

  1. Just reading this list gave me chills :) Thanks so much!!

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  2. That is beyond amazing. Thank you again for the prayers!! I'm so happy that St. Anne and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's relics were there - I'm feeling very close to St. Anne lately (prayed her novena) and St. Elizabeth is my confirmation saint.

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  3. Wow! What a blessing! Thanks for taking my intentions!!

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  4. That is quite a list! What a great opportunity for you and thank you so much for taking our intentions with you!

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  5. What a blessing to be in the presence of so many amazing saints and relics!

    Just found your blog through the Catholic IF bloggers circle and am looking forward to following in the future. You have a beautiful family! It gives me so much hope! Adoption is definitely a beautiful thing :)

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