2024-07-31 00:48:22
In the midst of despair and adverse panoramas, throughout history Christian relics have reinforced the faith, will and the energy of the believerswho have made pilgrimages and fought battles inspired by them.
This Monday, for the first time, it will arrive Mexico from the Vatican a first-class relic of the lawyer of impossible causes: St. Judas Thaddeus.
The issue is not minor, it is about the arm bone of the cousin and apostle of Jesus, protected by the Holy Seewhich makes it special.
And just as in Mexico thousands of faithful make a pilgrimage to visit the mantle of Juan Diego with the Virgin of Guadalupea large crowd is expected to come and see the relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus.
The saint who is venerated every 28th of the month will make a nine-month journey through national territory; for this purpose, 18 dioceses are proposed, initially by those that depend on the Archdiocese of Mexico and later by some of the Mexico state y Puebla.
It will be from today at 4:00 p.m. when the relic will be exhibited in the Altar of Kings of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where a high influx is expected, as happens every 28th of the month in the church of San Hipólito, where the faithful of San Judas Tadeo congregate.
In the opinion of the father Alberto Medel, Chancellor of the Diocese of Xochimilco, this devotion is born from the religious soul of the people, not as an imposed cult, but from a feeling of love and respect that they experience for the saint.
“It is born from the religious soul of the people, which is preserved according to the Christian faith, so that its maximum expression comes from the people themselves. That is why it is impossible to find the origin of a devotion, since it is growing,” he explained.
For Monsignor Ricardo Valenzuela, rector of the Catedral Metropolitana, In light of the visit of the relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus to Mexico, his intercession must be requested to achieve unity and peace in Mexico, amidst the current state of violence.
Matter of faith
When the conquerors laid the foundations of what would become the Viceroyalty of New Spain, one of the main points was the evangelism of the new subjects of the crown.
For them, when building the Metropolitan Cathedral, it was considered necessary to root the faith of the new devotees, so from Europa Relics of saints that could serve as an example and object of veneration were brought to Mexico.
The chapel of the relics, built in the XVII century inside of Cathedral, It has around 200 pieces inside that were in contact with a blessed person or that for some reason are considered a sacred object.
There you will find the Holy Christ of the Conquerors, a gift from the Emperor King, Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, to the newly conquered territories.
The bones of San Vital are also found, as well as Saint Peter the Martyr and Saint Theophilus, All of them are in glass cases; none of them are exposed to natural light, they are all kept secretly and carefully and are only displayed once a year during the season of the faithful departed.
The site also contains the remains of Saint Gelasius, who was Papa and is already a saint, as well as objects of San Felipe de Jesús, the first Mexican saint and patron of the Archdiocese from Mexico
Country of the faithful
Mexico is one of the countries with the largest Catholic population. According to the Inegi, In 2020, around 77.7% of the population in the country identified with this religion, representing around 97.9 million people.
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2024-07-31 00:48:22