Sacred Relics of the Saints: Treasures of the Church
Presented by Fr. Carlos Martins of the Companions
of the Cross
 
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 540 Hiawatha, presents a teaching and exposition of the Sacred Relics, Friday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m. Over 150 relics will be shown, some believed to be as old as 2,000 years. Among the treasures will be relics of St. Maria Goretti, St. Thérèse of Lisieux (the “Little Flower”), St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska.
 
In addition, there will be present a piece of a veil which believed to have belonged to Our Lady and one of the largest remaining pieces of the True Cross in the world.