68 Sacramentals and Relics – How to Use Them?

For College Catholics

Many miracles have happened thanks to touching or praying before the relics of the saints. Powerful signs have taken place by means of a miraculous medal or the Scapular of our Lady of Mount Carmel. But what are Sacramentals and what are the Relics of the Saints? Can we venerate these things? Is it not a kind of “Catholic superstition”? In this episode we talk about these amazing means that God has to deliver His grace and help to us!

- Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order.

- Article on the cure of Charles Kennedy: https://catholicnewsherald.com/faith/88-news/fp/2354-boy-s-healing-attributed-to-prayers-intercessions-of-the-saints

- Official Church Document (from the Vatican) about the use of Relics: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/csaints/documents/rc_con_csaints_doc_20171208_istruzione-reliquie_en.html

- Articles on what Relics are and how to venerate them:

(1) https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/church-teaching-on-relics.html

(2) https://www.lincolndiocese.org/news/diocesan-news/11992-relics-of-saints-and-how-to-venerate-them

- Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org

- This Podcast’s Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org

- To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/

- Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan.

- Planning, recording, editing and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC.

- Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone

- Intro music from pond5.com

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