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== 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 == | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 16 October 2011
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
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.â€
§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.â€
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