Holy Martyrs Parish to Display 200 Relics for All Saints, All Souls Days

Holy Martyrs Parish in Oreland will display more than 200 relics during the upcoming celebrations of All Saints and All Souls days. The collection includes items ranging from the true cross of Christ and the relics of apostles Andrew and Luke to those of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint Pope John Paul II, and Saint Carlo Acutis.

Deacon Thomas Croke, the parish life director, said the late pastor Father Jason Kulczynski spent 50 years collecting and researching the relics. Father Kulczynski created the reliquaries and displays for the items, which now occupy a room approximately the size of a classroom.

The relics will be available for prayer on November 1 from the conclusion of the 9 a.m. Mass until noon. On November 2, the display will be open from the conclusion of the 8:30 a.m. Mass until noon, and again from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.