The arm of Saint Jude Thaddeus, venerated in Rome from ancient times, is on pilgrimage in the United States, and made a stop at St. Francis of Assisi Parish on October 30, 2024.
The Knights provided general support to the event; setup, ushering, and teardown – and 4th Degree guards.
Over 1,500 visitors came to see the relic!
One of the Church’s most beloved saints, Saint Jude is the one to whom people turn when they are desperate and have tried everything else. When things seem lost or unbearable—when they seem hopeless—Saint Jude is the one to whom people often turn.
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The Relic – “The most reliable ancient records identify the place of Saint Jude’s martyrdom and burial to be the city of Beirut. Sometime later, his body was transferred to Rome and placed in a crypt within the original Saint Peter’s Basilica, completed by the Emperor Constantine (in 333 AD). Today, his remains are in the left transept of the current Basilica (completed in 1626), below the main altar of Saint Joseph, within a tomb also holding the remains of the Apostle Simon. This resting place has become a popular destination for pilgrims who have a devotion to the Apostle of the Impossible.”
