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Relics
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Sacred Heart is blessed to have been gifted several relics over the years. The
se relics are on display in our reservation chapel on the north side of the altar. Relics are small fragments of the body, or objects which have come in direct contact with the body, of Blesseds and Saints.The Saints are not just holy men and women who lived heroic lives for Jesus Christ, but they’re also our friends in Heaven who intercede for us! We ask the Saints and Blesseds to pray for us, for our loved ones, and to lift up our prayer requests in a special way, since they are closer to the Lord than we are on earth. Praying in front of a Saint’s relic should be done out of love and thanksgiving for the Saint and for God. We show our gratitude for a Saint’s intercession by venerating his or her relic with reverence.
It is also special to note that Sacred Heart Catholic Church has relics from five Apostles. It is quite rare to have relics more than one or two relics from Apostles, Sacred Heart is blessed to have five! It is an honor to have precious fragments of all of these holy men and women and we are grateful to share them with our community.
An important note: we should not genuflect before a relic, in the same way we genuflect before the Blessed Sacrament. Genuflecting before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, as He’s exposed during Adoration or within the Tabernacle, signifies our belief that He is truly present Body, Blood, Soul & Divinity in the consecrated host. Genuflecting and making the Sign of the Cross should only be reserved for Jesus Christ.
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Catalog of Saints
- St. Paul, Apostle
- St. Thomas, Apostle
- St. Jude Thaddeus, Apostle
- Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Teresa of Avila
- St. Pope Pius X
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Anthony Mary Pucci
- St. Dominic Savio
- St. Ignatius of Laconi
- St. Anthony of Padua
- St. John Vianney
- St. Martin de Porres
- St. Jane Frances de Chantal
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Learn more about what Catholics believe about Relics (and why!)
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