THE CHAINS OF ST PETER THE APOSTLE The chains of St Peter the Apostle find their origins in the Bible: “Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. Then he...
THE RELICS OF BLESSED JEROME
BLESSED JEROME Blessed Jerome (Feast Day: June 15th) was born around 340 AD in Stridonius between Pannonia and Dalmatia. His parents were Christian, but he was not baptized until he went to Rome in 360 AD. Blessed Jerome traveled...
THE MANGER – RELICS FROM THE NATIVITY
THE MANGER “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7) The manger is known as the...
THE RELICS OF ST ALEXIS THE MAN OF GOD
ST ALEXIS THE MAN OF GOD St. Alexis the Man of God (Feast day: March 17th) was born in Rome in the 4th century. Before he married, St. Paul appeared to him in a vision and said: “He that loveth...
THE RELICS OF ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR
ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR St. Lawrence the martyr (Feast Day: August 10th) was one of the seven deacons of the Church of Rome in the third century AD under the reign of Pope Sixtus ll. Emperor Valerian had him...