Vatican Designates Cathedral of Saint Paul as National Shrine

[didymus]

Vatican Designates Cathedral of Saint Paul as National Shrine

The Vatican has designated the Cathedral of Saint Paul to be the first national shrine in honor of the Apostle Paul. This special distinction was granted by the Office of the Holy See and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, following a request by The Most Rev. John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

This will be the first national shrine in the State of Minnesota and the only national shrine in North America dedicated to honor Saint Paul.
According to canon (church) law, “The term shrine signifies a church or other sacred place to which the faithful make pilgrimages for a particular pious reason with the approval of the local ordinary (bishop).”

Those wishing to participate more fully in the life of the National Shrine can become members of the Archconfraternity of the Apostle Paul.

 

[Luke65]

Very nice. And a nice way to wrap up the Pauline Year.

 

[Eucharisted]

Such a nice gift!

 

[jilly4ski]

Yay!!! :extrahappy:
This was the archdioses I grew up in, and was confirmed in the Cathederal of Saint Paul, so this is really exciting.

Pax

 

[Palm_Tree]

Nice seeing the National Shrine in honor of Saint Paul in a US city named in honor of Saint Paul. Some other US cities named in honor of Saints:

San Francisco, CA (Saint Francis of Assisi)
San Jose, CA (Saint Joseph)
San Diego, CA (Saint Didacus of Alcalá)
Santa Barbara, CA (Saint Barbara)
St. Louis, MO (Saint Louis, King of France)
San Antonio, TX (Saint Anthony of Padua)

We also have:
Los Angeles (the Angels – after Our Lady the Queen of the Angels)
Santa Cruz, CA (Holy Cross)
Santa Fe, NM (Holy Faith)

and many others