Catalog of Relics

Sacred Heart is blessed to have been gifted several relics over the years. These 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. 

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.