We are going back tomorrow night.  There were so many relics and so many people wanting to see them it was almost too much.  Plus, why not go back and see them because who knows when an opportunity like this will come along again.  Yesterday I touched two of my Rosaries and my Brown Scapular to the relics so maybe tomorrow I'll bring another devotional item or two.

Father spoke specifically about a couple saints, most notably St. Marie Goretti.  Her story is remarkable.

I imagine the process is to have your pastor contact Father Martins to schedule.  There is no cost to the parish.

Hello,

Today I attended a presentation and veneration of the Saints by Father Carlos Martins.  In a word: awesome.  I"m not sure if we can post links here so I'll give you the web address to Father Martin's ministry: triple w dot treasures of the Church dot com

Father gave a one hour presentation before the veneration.  He is an excellent speaker, evangelist, and obviously a holy priest.  I was expecting the relics of a few saints but there were over 150 accessible for veneration, touch, pictures, and prayer.  There was a large piece of the True Cross, Manger, and a piece of Mary's veil and St. Joseph's cloak.  As for the Saints...pick one.  The Apostles, Martyrs, many Popes, Bishops, and popular Saints such as St. Patrick, St. Anthony, St. Mary Magdelain, St. Jude, and many more.

This was a profound experience for myself and my wife.  If you ever get a chance to see this exposition I whole heartedly encourage you to do so.  There have been miracles from it.

May God bless you all,

Thank you for all the warm wishes.  It will be nice to participate in a chatroom again.

I realize they are both privately owned, but I am disappointed with both CA and Fisheaters.  They have so much potential and yet, seem not to be living up to it (in my humble opinion of course).  The three information pages on FE are outstanding and helped me immensely while "converting" to traditionalism, however, their forum can get very meanspirited.  At least they are honest and upfront about their bias though.  Conversely, the Traditional Catholic forum on CAF is obviously a subversive means of subduing the momentum traditionalism has gained in the past few years.  It's like they just want to lump all those trouble making traditionals in one place, heavily moderate them while giving free reign to certain progresives who can attack with impunity.  In my two years there I can't think of one progressive who got banned in the Traditional forum yet the list of banned traditionals is quite long (and probably distinguished).  By their fruits you shall know them.  Perhaps I should petition to have the word "Catholic" removed from their title just as hospitals and universities who conspire against the faith are required to.

Well, that was quite the rant.  Please forgive me...it's been bottled up for quite some time now.  I won't speak of them again.

I would like to spend some time reading through this site before actively chatting with anyone.  In the meantime, I hope your Lenten preparations are going well and may God bless you all.

Hello everyone,

Congratulations Shin on such an impressive website.

I have participated on CA and Fisheaters, getting banned from both.  A cyber friend joked that I got kicked out of CAF for being too traditional and FE for not being angry enough.  Whatever the cause, I hope to have better luck here.

I'm a convert to traditionalism and place high value on the experiences of my elders and the knowledge people of my generation have gained.  Our culture is so rich and rewarding yet is virtually unknown to so many.  Indeed, it's like someone stole our birthright. 

May God bless you all,

Ockham