Church of The Resurrection Alter Relics

On this Solemnity of All Saints, we remember in particular those saints whose relics were placed in the altar during the dedication of our renovated church on Nay 17, 2024.

St. Raymond of Peñafort

Born: c 1175, Died: 1275, Beatified: 1542, Canonized 1601, Feast Day: January 7 St. Raymond became a Dominican at the age of 47. At the Pope Gregory O's request, he gathered all the information from earlierpope's bulls and Councils and codified it into a document, the Decretals. This work stood as the reference for the Church's canon laws for almost seven hundred years, until 1917 when the Code of Canon Laws was established. He is the patron saint of lawyers.

St. Francis Xavier

Born: 1506, Died: 1552, Beatified: 1619, Canonized: 1622, Feast Day: December 3 St. Francis was one of the first men to be ordained as a Jesuit. After teaching for some years, he was asked by Pope Paul III to be the Papal Nuncio to Goa, India. That began his life as one of the greatest missionaries for theCatholic faith. St. Francis is the patron saint of foreign missions.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Born: 1774, Died: 1821, Beatified: 1963, Canonized: 1975, Feast Day: January 4 St. Elizabeth converted to Catholicism after the death of her husband. Needing income.to support herseF and their five children,she started a small school for boys. She was later asked to open a school for girls in Baltimore which eventually moved toEmmitsburg, Maryland. She also formed a religious order of nuns known as the Daughters of Charity. St. Elizabeth is the patron saint of Catholic schools, education/teaching, widows, orphans, and single parents.

St. Plaria Goretti

Born: 1890, Died: 1902, Beatified: 1947, Canonized as saint and martyr: 1950, Feast Day: 3uIy 6 The Goretti family of 8 was very poor and lived in a house of a man and his teenaged son. While her parents worked in thefields with the man and his son, Maria, at a very young age, watched her siblings and kept the house. The teenaged sonconstantly pressured Naria to be with him. Finally, he threatened her with a weapon. She still refused his advances and hestabbed her violently. Her wounds were grievous and she died in the hospital shortly after the attack. On her deathbed, sheforgave the son. St Naria is the patron saint of youth, forgiveness, chastity, and victims of sexual assault. All holy men and women, pray for us.