Grand Opening: Our Lady of Lourdes Relic Shrine

Witness a ONCE-IN-A-LIFE-TIME event in the history of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest

You are invited to join us for the Feast of Holy relics and the grand opening of the largest relic shrine in the pacific northwest.

More than 100 relics. One historic celebration. Several takes to get the invitation right.

Join us Sunday, November 8, for the Feast of Holy Relics and the grand opening of the Our Lady of Lourdes Relic Shrine, home to the largest public display of sacred relics in the Pacific Northwest.

Begin the day at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes

Veneration follows the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses, featuring first-class relics of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Anthony of Padua, along with the hair of St. Bernadette and a piece of St. Joseph’s clothing.

Continue the celebration at St. Mary Catholic Church in Spokane Valley

Celebrate the shrine’s grand opening and the enshrinement of more than 40 sacred relics, with more than 100 relics gathered from throughout the Diocese of Spokane available for veneration that evening.

• 5 p.m. — Incensing of the relics and reliquarium cabinets, accompanied by the Litany of the Saints
• 5:30 p.m. — Talk on relics and the saints
• 5:45 p.m. — Veneration of more than 100 relics

Bring your family, invite a friend, and join us in prayer as we celebrate the saints who point us toward Christ.

What is even more incredible, students from Chesterton Academy have self-organized to sing the sacred music during the veneration time.

The video took several tries. The grand opening only happens once. See you there!