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Jun 15, 2017 · Remember this when you see relics for sale on the internet! To be fair, sometimes a reasonable claim can be made that you’re being asked to pay not for the relic itself, but for the reliquary that contains it—which is frequently made of gold and precious stones.
One thing that you cannot do with the relics is sell them. The Code of Canon Law strictly prohibits the sale of relics: “It is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics” (CIC 1190 §1). This law pertains to all authentic relics of saints.
Matters Arising: Purchase of Relics. Rev. Nicholas Mary, C.SS.R. Fr. Nicholas Mary answers topical questions in the light of moral theology and canon law. Is it permitted to private individuals to keep first class relics of the Saints for private devotion?
Jan 16, 2018 · When a lay person without much experience, or even interest, in assisting others, collects a sackful of unidentifiable human body parts purchased on the internet, those may or may not be saintly...
- Angelo Stagnaro
May 17, 2018 · So what happens if someone wants a relic of a saint who is buried in a place like this? Unfortunately, in centuries gone by, the success of your request frequently depended in practice on how powerful and important you were.
Third-class relics hold a special place in the spiritual life of Catholics, offering a tangible connection to the saints and their intercessory power. Through the touch of a first-class or second-class relic, these smaller items become vessels of grace and sources of inspiration.
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It is against the law of the Church to sell or buy relics. If you don’t want to keep a relic, don’t throw it away. Instead, give it away, or leave it in the back of a church where someone who would like to have it will find it.
