The reliquary that is touring the U.S. weighs nearly 150 pounds with its protective case. It contains St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s clavicles, two of her ribs, and a small piece of her brain.
The first-class relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque will visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore as the next stop on their U.S. pilgrimage.
The sacred relics are traveling as part of a pilgrimage sponsored by the Knights of Columbus to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence following the June 11 Mass that consecrated the U.S. to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
While the relics are in Maryland, Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate Mass on July 5 at the basilica to commemorate the nation’s anniversary and welcome the faithful to venerate the relics.
The relics, which are usually housed in the Chapel of the Apparitions at St. Margaret Mary’s French convent, were flown from Paris to New York on June 2.
The reliquary that is touring the U.S. weighs nearly 150 pounds with its protective case. It contains St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s clavicles, two of her ribs, and a
