ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI RELIC w/ Authenticating Document

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A relic of St. Francis of Assisi with small paper identifying label contained within a 1" white metal reliquary with red threads and wax seal intact. Also included is the authenticating document, 1p. folio, May 22, 1922 signed by Fr. Alexander M. Antonelli, of the Patriarchate of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Relics of Franciscan Saintsin Saint Francis of Assisi Church The Catholic Church, echoing the doctrine of Moses, proclaims that worship is due to God alone. For Scripture says, “You shall not have other gods besides me” (Dt 5:7; Ex 20:3), and Our Lord Himself affirms, “The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve” (Mt 4:10). Worship, called latria in Latin, demands our whole-hearted acknowledgement of God’s sovereignty in our lives. To adore God is to acknowledge, in respect and absolute submission, the “nothingness of the creature” who would not exist but for God. To adore God is to praise and exalt him and to humble oneself, as Mary did in the Magnificat, confessing with gratitude that he has done great things and holy is his name. The worship of the one God sets man free from turning in on himself, from the slavery of sin and the idolatry of the world (Cat. 2097). The Veneration of the Saints, however, refers to the respect and honor which the Body of Christ accords to its own members who, read more

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