A relic of St. Jude the Apostle, known as the patron saint of hope and impossible causes, will be displayed at three sites in the Columbus area on three consecutive days.
The relic will be at Westerville St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., on Monday, Oct. 30; the Columbus St. Thomas More Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Ave., on Tuesday, Oct. 31; and the New Albany Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Veneration of the relic at all three places will be from 1 to 10 p.m.
The relic of the saint’s arm, usually displayed at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, is on a tour of the United States that began in September and will continue through May 2024. It is displayed in a wooden reliquary shaped like an arm giving a blessing.
At all three sites, there will be a Mass at 7 p.m. and additional times of devotion throughout the day, with the sacrament of reconciliation available.
A plenary indulgence, which removes the temporal punishment due for sins, will be granted to anyone who venerates the relic and fulfills the conditions of sacramental confession and reception of the Eucharist within a reasonable period and prayers for the pope’s intentions.
More information on the tour is available at www.apostleoftheimpossible.com.