In the News ... "Holy Major Relic of St. Jean Vianney to visit El Paso May 7th"

• Faithful will have opportunity to venerate the relic individually, inside Cathedral of St. Patrick, 8:00 – 10:00 pm

Staff Report
• El Paso Herald-Post

EL PASO, TEXAS - Entrusted to the Knights of Columbus by the Shrine of Ars, France, the major relic of St. Jean Vianney’s incorrupt heart will be in El Paso at St. Patrick Cathedral on Tuesday, May 7th.

“In Catholic tradition, a relic is an object associated with a saint that may be offered to the faithful for veneration,” Diocese of El Paso officials shared. “Since the soul of a saint is united with God in heaven, an object associated with a saint is meant to draw a person closer to God. Neither the relic nor the saint are to be worshiped” ...

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