Our Lady Of Lourdes Podcast

“Why does this [relics] matter? Why is it important? How does God want to speak to us through one of his saints?” St. Ignatius of Antioch—one of the first martyrs, eaten by lions in the Colosseum in Rome. https://catholicexchange.com/st-ignatius-of-antioch/ “We having taken up his bones, which were more costly than precious stones, and refined more than gold deposited them where it was fitting. And in that place when we meet together as we can, the Lord will grant us to celebrate with joy and gladness the birthday of his martyrdom.”—St. John Henry Cardinal Newmanhttps://www.newmanreader.org/works/development/chapter10.html A.D. 155, St. Polycarp was burned at the stake: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=107 A 4th Century Writer wrote: “Corpses were an abomination in Judaism. But when death is for Christ, the relics of saints are precious. It was anciently said to the priests and Nazarites, if anyone shall touch a corpse, he shall be unclean until evening, and he shall wash his garments. Now, o