Relics

[darby8]

Did you know that all churches have a Saint's relic embedded into its Altar? I don't believe newly constructed churches have this feature. If you look under the Altar table's coverings, you should see a piece of concrete embedded on the surface. This is where the Holy Relic is contained. A document should be on file indicating who the Saint is.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

 

[Dominus Fidelis]

Its true...thats about all I can elaborate.

 

[Raist3001]

I know that in a Church here in Newark NJ, (St. Lucy's), it contains a shrine to St. Gerard. The Church has a hankerchief that is considered a holy relic. The Church hands out hankerchiefs that have been touched to the relic.

 

[darby8]

There are three degree of relics.

1) An actual part of the Saint (bone chip, lock of hair, etc.)
2) Object actually touched by the Saint
3) Object actually touched by the 1st (2nd, too) degree relic

When I referred to Relic, I meant of the 1st degree. I'll bet St. Lucy's has a 1st degree relic in its Altar, too. Especially if its an older building that hasn't been remodeled to extensively.

 

[Raist3001]

Darby, St. Lucy's is over 100 years old. It is a Church of beauty and TRADITION. Alter rails, Communion on the tongue (and I mean ALL receive the Host on the tongue), no laymen ministers, No singing, womens heads are covered. It is truly a beautiful Church. They also have the 24 hour adoration.

 

[ukok]

Darby, St. Lucy's is over 100 years old. It is a Church of beauty and TRADITION. Alter rails, Communion on the tongue (and I mean ALL receive the Host on the tongue), no laymen ministers, No singing, womens heads are covered. It is truly a beautiful Church. They also have the 24 hour adoration.

Wow!

I'm envious...oh no, i can't be...it's a sin!

 

[darby8]

That's my kind of church! I miss the Communion Rail. Growing up (and I'm pretty young for a "traditionalist Catholic" at 31), I received Communion on the tongue, on my knees, at the rail. Head covering, no singing, and latin are a little too old school for me, but acceptable. You use english at St. Lucy's don't you? We have a Latin Mass once a week here.

It is a very beautiful church. It is more of a Roman architecture than Gothic. Heck, as an altarboy, it was cassocks and surpluses instead of hooded albs. I almost fainted one hot summer Mass. That's a lot of clothing with no air conditioning!

Anyway, check it out. I'll bet there is a 1st degree relic in the Altar table. Ask your Priest.

 

[darby8]

Wow!

I'm envious...oh no, i can't be...it's a sin!

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

Did you know that all churches have a Saint's relic embedded into its Altar? I don't believe newly constructed churches have this feature. If you look under the Altar table's coverings, you should see a piece of concrete embedded on the surface. This is where the Holy Relic is contained. A document should be on file indicating who the Saint is.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

It is my understanding the all altars contain a relic. It dates to the practice of saying mass in the catacoms in fear of the roman soldiers