Relics?

[Paulo_Antonio]

I am a devotee of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich. I have even collected most of the books attributed to her visions which I share to others.
I would like to know how can I get a relic of her, even if it’s not 1st degree… but at least it’s hers which I plan to share as well. Pls help me!

 

[prodromos]

Apparently at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Mount Athos, the relic of the Blessed Virgin’s cloak is there for veneration. Since Mount Athos probably was around before the Great Schism, it could be possible it’s legitimate. But only Greek Orthodox Christians are allowed to go there.

Not true. Anyone can visit provided they obtain the necessary permission which is not that hard to obtain
athosfriends.org/PilgrimsGuide/

The last time I was on Mt Athos was for the feast day of St Athanasius at the Great Lavra Monastery where I met a young Catholic gentleman visiting from South America. Obviously it is much easier for Orthodox to be able to venerate the many relics on Mt Athos, but if you ask politely, you may find yourself able to do the same as long as you demonstrate the utmost respect.
I have had the great honour of venerating the left hand of St Mary Magdalan, which is not only completely whole, but also maintains body temperature. It is exactly as if attached to a living body. God is truly glorified in His Saints.

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

Kind of in the middle on this. I have prayed at sites where the entire body of a saint (corrupt or incorrupt) is on view, and certainly have venerated first class relics consisting of a bit of bone or similar. What I find less than inspiring is where there’s a major body part (hand, an entire arm) on display apart from the actual burial place. To me that comes across as ghoulish and disrespectful to the integrity of the body.

 

[prodromos]

Kind of in the middle on this. I have prayed at sites where the entire body of a saint (corrupt or incorrupt) is on view, and certainly have venerated first class relics consisting of a bit of bone or similar. What I find less than inspiring is where there’s a major body part (hand, an entire arm) on display apart from the actual burial place. To me that comes across as ghoulish and disrespectful to the integrity of the body.

One of our recent (Orthodox) saints, Saint Nectarios Pentapolis, had his body remain completely whole for 20 years after his death, but after 20 years his flesh dissolved leaving only his bones. A woman who had been a spiritual child of his was very upset to learn that his body had not continued to remain whole and said as much to God in her prayers, asking why He had allowed the body of such a blessed man to dissolve as he was clearly a saint (miracles abounded immediately surrounding his death). Saint Nectarios came to her in a dream and explained to her that it was his wish that his flesh dissolved so that his bones could then be distributed to many churches as a physical blessing of the saint’s presence.
My church in Thessaloniki was one of those churches blessed to have a relic of St Nectarios.

 

[prodromos]

Sometimes it is also revealed by the saint themselves that they wish for a certain church or monastery to be given a particular part of their body, with the custodians of their relics finding that said body part has already become detached from the whole.

 

[TimothyH]

Two year old thread.