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Miseremini · « **on:** February 22, 2024, 11:16:21 AM »

Over 100 relics of Christ, Holy Family, saints to be displayed at New Jersey parish

The Titulus Crucis, the title panel of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified. Written in Latin and Greek, it says "Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews." | Daniel Ibanez

By Tyler Arnold
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 21, 2024 / 08:00 am
An exhibit that includes more than 100 relics of Jesus Christ, the Holy Family, and numerous saints will be exhibited at a parish in northern New Jersey on Saturday, Feb. 24, from noon to 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair, New Jersey, will host the exhibit at its Capozzelli Hall on 94 Pine Street. The parish is located in the Archdiocese of Newark, about 20 miles west of New York City.
“I think it’s going to be an experience for people — especially for an exhibit this large,” Joe Santoro, the regional delegate to the United States for the International Crusade for Holy Relics (ICHR), told CNA.
Santoro is supplying the relics for the exhibit, which he obtained personally through his work to preserve these holy objects. He said his preservation of the relics is “saving them from places where they’re not going to be honored in the appropriate way.”
The exhibit includes a handful of relics from the passion of Jesus Christ: a small splinter of the cross, a piece of the crown of thorns, a piece of Christ’s tomb, and a piece of the column on which Christ was whipped before his crucifixion. It also includes relics from the Nativity, such as a piece of the Blessed Mother’s veil, a piece of Christ’s crib, and parts of the bones of the three Wise Men.
Other relics include a piece of skin and blood from St. Padre Pio’s stigmata, a piece of St. John Paul II’s hair, and the scarf of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (the first American saint). The exhibit will also include relics from the evangelists, the apostles, and other saints and martyrs.
The relics will be displayed in three sections: one for relics related to the Passion, one for the Nativity, and one for all of the other relics.
“It is a privilege and a joy to host a relics exhibit of this magnitude,” Father Giandomenico Flora, the rector at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory, told CNA.
“Some of them date back to biblical times and others are relics of saints of our time,” Flora said. “To have such an exhibition of relics is a blessing for the church [and for] people who will attend the event because it gives the opportunity to pray and to ask for particular graces.”
Santoro said the relics can help the faithful become closer to God and help them meditate on the Passion of Christ near the beginning of Lent. “People are drawn to them,” he said.

“A relic doesn’t contain any magical power or anything like that,” Santoro added. “The people have to bring their faith and God performs these miracles through these great men and women.”
The Catholic Church has three classifications for relics. A first-class relic is any part of a saint’s body, such as hair, blood, or bones, or objects directly associated with Christ, such as a piece of the cross, a piece of the tomb, or a piece of his crib. A second-class relic is any item that was used by a saint during his or her life. A third-class relic is an item that touches a first-class relic.
Although this exhibition is a one-off event, Santoro told CNA that he hopes there can be a tour in the near future. He said this weekend is “the kickoff to see how it goes.”

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:57:22 PM »

North Jersey. Lol

Miseremini · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2024, 01:58:51 PM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on February 22, 2024, 01:57:22 PM

North Jersey. Lol

Let us in on the joke.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2024, 02:03:40 PM »

Quote from: Miseremini on February 22, 2024, 01:58:51 PM

Let us in on the joke.

Long time feud between north and south Jersey.

North Jersey seems to have more pro life Catholic politicians and laity.

South Jersey are hardcore democrats.

Nadir · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2024, 04:36:53 PM »

Why the flippancy over such an awe inspiring opportunity to assist the growth in Faith in souls who are searching for God?

I was priveleged to be able to pray at the pillar at which Jesus was flagellated, at the resting place of St Cecilia and various other important relics.

These are rare opportunities as will be this one which Miseremini has happily publicised.

Soubirous · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2024, 08:17:24 PM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on February 22, 2024, 02:03:40 PM

Long time feud between north and south Jersey.

North Jersey seems to have more pro life Catholic politicians and laity.

South Jersey are hardcore democrats.

"seems to"? Only if it's defined by Trenton and the shore. South Jersey had several stops of the Saint Jude relic last month.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2024, 06:23:37 AM »

Quote from: Soubirous on February 22, 2024, 08:17:24 PM

"seems to"? Only if it's defined by Trenton and the shore. South Jersey had several stops of the Saint Jude relic last month.

I heard.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2024, 06:35:03 AM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on February 22, 2024, 02:03:40 PM

Long time feud between north and south Jersey.

North Jersey seems to have more pro life Catholic politicians and laity.

South Jersey are hardcore democrats.

Truth. Many claim to be pro life but vote democrat.

The Jersey shore can be a strange place too.

Relics come and go and people in New Jersey live hypocritical lives. Many are cultural Catholics. Many divorced and remarried or/ and sodomites.

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