medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Oh yes, and I do know that there is a room in the Vatican somewhere in the
> Office of the Prefecture of Saints (or whatever the title is), that
> allegedly houses thousands of saints' relics, and when a new Catholic
church
> opens, the priest in charge sends them a relic because every Catholic
Church
> is supposed to have a relic. I asked my parish priest what the relic was
in
> our church, and he had no idea. I was terribly disappointed.
>
I thought the relic had to be in the altar. The ordinary of the Mass:
"We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the merits of those of Thy saints whose
relics are here, and of all the saints, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to
pardon
me all my sins. Amen" - New Roman Missal, Fr. Lasance.
Susan R.
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