British Museum finds relics of 39 saints after 100 years

[LilyM]

Many European Museums have displays of such reliquaries and other sacred objects. The Romish Museum in Cologne Germany being one of them. A couple of blocks away there is a museum connected to the Cologne Cathedral which also has lots of stuff.

How does one properly “adore” a relic? I am sure that is not exactly what was meant.

I think the correct term is ‘venerate’ rather than ‘adore’, and this can be done in several ways. Relics can be put on display in churches or chapels for the faithful to pray in their presence - much as is done with Eucharistic exposition.

Or else the faithful may be permitted to venerate the relic by kissing or touching it as they do with the cross on Good Friday. - which I’ve been blessed to be able to do with a relic of St Aloysius Gonzaga.