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== The Bones of the Prophet Elisha == | == The Bones of the Prophet Elisha == | ||
; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/2kgs/13:20 2 Kings 13:20-21 | :; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/2kgs/13:20 2 Kings 13:20-21] | ||
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" | <sup class="versenum">20</sup> And so Elisha died and was buried. At that time of year, bands of Moabites used to raid the land. | ||
<sup class="versenum">21</sup> Once some people were burying a man, when suddenly they saw such a raiding band. So they cast the man into the grave of Elisha, and everyone went off. But when the man came in contact with the bones of Elisha, he came back to life and got to his feet. | |||
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== The Tassel of Jesus' Cloak == | == The Tassel of Jesus' Cloak == | ||
:; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/9:20 Mt 9:20-22] | |||
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<sup class="versenum">20</sup> A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel* on his cloak. | |||
<sup class="versenum">21</sup> She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” | |||
<sup class="versenum">22</sup> Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.” And from that hour the woman was cured. | |||
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:; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/14:36 Mt 14:36.] See also [http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/6:56 Mark 6:56.] | |||
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<sup class="versenum">35</sup> When the men of that place recognized him, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought to him all those who were sick | |||
<sup class="versenum">36</sup> and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak, and as many as touched it were healed. | |||
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== Peter's Shadow == | |||
:; [http://usccb.org/bible/acts/5:14 Acts 5:14] | |||
::"Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them." | |||
== Paul's Healing Hankies == | == Paul's Healing Hankies == | ||
[http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/19:11 Acts 19:11-12] | :; [http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/19:11 Acts 19:11-12] | ||
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<sup class="versenum">11</sup> So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul | |||
<sup class="versenum">12</sup> that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. | |||
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== Relics May Not Be Bought or Sold == | == Relics May Not Be Bought or Sold == | ||
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The Catholic Church strictly forbids the sale of relics. The Code of Canon Law states: | The Catholic Church strictly forbids the sale of relics. The Code of Canon Law states: | ||
§1190 §1 | :§1190 §1 - “It is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics.” | ||
:§1190 §2 - “Relics of great significance and other relics honored with great reverence by the people cannot be alienated validly in any manner or transferred permanently without the permission of the Apostolic See.” | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Links == | |||
* [http://kathyschiffer.com/relics-devotion-power-or-something-else "Relics: Pious Devotion, Healing Power, or Something Else?"] | |||
[[Category:Catholicism]] | [[Category:Catholicism]] | ||
[[Category:Spirituality]] | [[Category:Spirituality]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:58, 13 December 2022
The Bones of the Prophet Elisha
20 And so Elisha died and was buried. At that time of year, bands of Moabites used to raid the land.
21 Once some people were burying a man, when suddenly they saw such a raiding band. So they cast the man into the grave of Elisha, and everyone went off. But when the man came in contact with the bones of Elisha, he came back to life and got to his feet.
The Tassel of Jesus' Cloak
20 A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel* on his cloak.
21 She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.”
22 Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.” And from that hour the woman was cured.
- Mt 14:36. See also Mark 6:56.
35 When the men of that place recognized him, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought to him all those who were sick
36 and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak, and as many as touched it were healed.
Peter's Shadow
- "Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on one or another of them."
Paul's Healing Hankies
11 So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul
12 that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.
Relics May Not Be Bought or Sold
The Catholic Church strictly forbids the sale of relics. The Code of Canon Law states:
- §1190 §1 - “It is absolutely forbidden to sell sacred relics.”
- §1190 §2 - “Relics of great significance and other relics honored with great reverence by the people cannot be alienated validly in any manner or transferred permanently without the permission of the Apostolic See.”
References