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John Paul II's Blood Goes On Tour, With Planned Stops In Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
Ed Mazza huffingtonpost.com "A vial containing the blood of Pope John Paul II -- now St. John Paul II -- is going on tour, starting with a visit to Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross this weekend. The blood is from the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, and is housed in an elaborate reliquary. The relic was given to the Knights of Columbus, which established the shrine in 2011... The paper notes that the tour begins in Boston because in 1979, it was the first U.S. city where Pope John Paul II said mass.
A number of relics containing the late pontiff's blood are on display at shrines around the world...
Many Catholics venerate the relics of saints as well as those related to Jesus Christ. These relics come in three classes: A first-class relic is from the body of a saint, a second-class relic is something used by a saint while a third-class relic is one that has been touched by a first-class relic, explained Father William Saunders, dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom, on the website of the Catholic Education Resource Center...
After visiting Boston, the blood relic will be taken to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on July 12-13, the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia July 19-20 and Baltimore at a date and location to be determined."
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