Readers may be interested to read the full schedule of the forthcoming visit of the relic of St John Vianney, the Curé d’Ars, to the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Here is the link on the diocesan website.
The visit begins on Thursday 5th July, and the relic returns to Ars on Monday 9th July.
It is interesting to note that during this period the relic is to make two visits beyond the territory of the diocese. On Friday 6th July it will be at Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral, for what is described as "a national day: praying for the renewal of parish life and vocations"; and on the afternoon of Sunday 8th July the general public will be able to venerate the relic at Oscott College, near Birmingham.
I doubt if I'll be able to attend at any of these locations, but I look forward to reading the accounts of those who do. I think it will be a moving experience, such as I had (to my delighted surprise) when I visited the Oxford Oratory on the occasion of the visit of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux in 2009.
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