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St. MICHAEL the ARCHANGEL Stone Relic Patron Police Soldiers Doctors Grocers:
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St. MICHAEL the ARCHANGEL Stone from the Cave of St. MIchael Relic Prayer Card The Laminated Prayer Card contains a bit of Stone from the Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo. The appearance of the Archangel Michael is attested by sacred Scripture, and the tradition of the Saints. According to tradition, St. Michael the Archangel appeared to a Bishop on Mount Gargano in Apulia, Italy in 493 and Consecrated a nearby cave, which became known as the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo sul Gargano. It is among the oldest shrines dedicated to St. Michael and continues to be a place of pilgrimage.St. Michael said to the bishop, “I am the archangel Michael, and I have chosen to dwell in that place on earth and to keep it safe.” . . . Anyone who uses the stones of this grotto will be liberated.”According to legend the Archangel appeared to the Bishop several times promising protection of the nearby town.
According to one exorcist stones from this site have been used in exorcisms and are known to be effective at expelling the presence of the devil. This is in accord with the traditional practice of exorcists using relics during exorcisms, invoking the intercession of holy saints and angels against the actions of Satan.
Michael is Patron of grocers, soldiers, doctors, mariners, paratroopers, police, and sicknessThe traditional Feast of the Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel is May 8th
* * * * * Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle! Be our powerful protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do you, O Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, cast unto Hell Satan and all the other demons who prowl in the world, seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen
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Sacred Relics:Relics are physical objects that have a direct association with the Saints or with Our Lord. They may be of three classes. FIRST CLASS RELICS are the body or fragments of the body of a saint, such as pieces of bone, flesh, blood or hair. Relics of the Lord and the Blessed Virgin, e.g. the Holy Cross, are categorized as First Class.SECOND CLASS RELICS are something that a saint personally owned or used, such as a vestment, a habit, a book, or chair (or fragments of those items). THIRD CLASS RELICS are those items that have been touched to a First class, Second class, or another third Class relic of a saint.
* * * * * THE VENERATION OF RELICSSt. Jerome instructed that – “We do not worship relics and we do not adore them for fear that we will bow down to the creature rather than to the Creator, but we venerate the relics of the saints and martyrs, in order to better adore Him whose Martyrs and Saints they are.”After the death of Jesus, the persecution of the Christians brought about countless martyrs. They were buried secretly in the catacombs, which later became a treasury of relics for distribution to the churches. Early on, religious services and Holy Masses were offered on the tombs of these heroic Christians.After Constantine put an end to persecution of the Christians, in the 1300's, the monuments built over the graves of the martyrs were transformed into sanctuaries and great basilicas. Churches were also built apart from the tombs of martyrs, and the remains of one or more martyrs were transferred and often enshrined within the altars. This was the beginning of the practice, of having relics of saints enclosed in Consecrated Altars, directly beneath the spot where the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered.The veneration of relics is permitted and encouraged by the Church out of honor for the bodies of the saints – which were temples of the Holy Spirit, and which will be raised to eternal glory – and to satisfy the universal instinct of mankind to treat with affection and reverence the physical remains of those we love.
* * * * *The requested fee is a donation as sacred items are not sold. The offering is for ONE prayer card. The Reliquary pictured is for explanatory purposes only and is NOT included in the sale.
Several of this item may be available and may vary slightly from the one pictured.
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