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Mary Help of Christians: Relics

What Are Relics?

Welcome to Mary Help of Christians, a Catholic center administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco. We are blessed at Mary Help of Christians to have a large collection of relics of the saints. With over 700 relics here in our church and in our chapel, we invite you to spend some time “in the communion of the saints”.

You can search for a saint or for a patronage below:
 

St. Mary Cleopas

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-mary-of-cleophas/ Patronage : caretakers Feast Day : 04/09
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR22

St. Anne

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-anne/ Patronage : miners, mothers, equestrians, cabinet makers, homemakers, stablemen, French Canadian voyagers, and sailors Feast Day : 07/26
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR23

St. Mary Magdalen

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-mary-magdalen/ Patronage : converts, repentatnt sinners, sexual temptation, pharmacists, tanners, women Feast Day : 07/22
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR24

St. Dismas

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dismas/ Patronage : undertakers Feast Day : 03/25
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR25

St. Ambrose

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-ambrose-of-milan/ Patronage : bee keepers, beggars, candle-makers, chandlers, wax-melters and refiners/printers, brewers and theologians Feast Day : 12/07
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR31

St. Luke

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-luke-the-evangelist/ Patronage : physicians and surgeons Feast Day : 10/18
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR32

St. Simeon

Bio : https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13794c.htm Patronage : present at the Presentation of Our Lord Feast Day : 02/03
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SR33

St. Anthony of Padua

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-anthony-of-padua/ Patronage : those seeking lost items or people, nomadic travelers, brush makers Feast Day : 06/13
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SC11

St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-therese-of-lisieux/ Patronage : against illness; AIDS patients, aviators, florists, loss of parents, tuberculosis, numerous locations, including Austrailia, France, and Russia, and dioceses Feast Day : 10/01
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SC12

St. Thomas Aquinas

Bio : https://catholicsaints.info/saint-thomas-aquinas/ Patronage : Catholic schools and students, all universities Feast Day : 01/28
Building : Church Cabinet Location : SC13
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What are relics?

The word relic comes from the Latin reliquiae, which translates into “remains”. Relics are physical objects that have a direct association with the saints or with Our Lord.

There are three different types of relics:

  • First-Class Relics are items directly associated with the events of Christ’s life (the manger, the cross, etc.), or the physical remains of a saint (a bone, a hair, a limb, etc.)
  • A Second-Class Relic is an item which was worn by a saint (such as a shirt or a glove), or which the saint owned or frequently used (such as a crucifix or book).
  • A Third-Class Relic is an object that is touched to a first- or second-class relic. Most third-class relics are small pieces of cloth.

Schedule a tour

Please email relics@mhctampa.org to schedule a guide to the relics. You are also welcome to come and venerate the relics during the hours the church is open.

Contact Us

Hours of operation

You’re welcome to  have a self guided tour when open

Mary Help of Christians Parish Church is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays, and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekends. Please call the parish before visiting, as we have many retreats and events that my close the church temporarily. The parish number is 813-626-7588.

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