Contact: Denise Murphy, 860-496-0648

LAKE CHARLES, La., Sept. 6, 2018 /Christian Newswire/ -- Eight rare Relics of the Passion, with a unique program focused on the Passion of Christ, will be presented at multiple churches in Lake Charles, Louisiana from September 12th through September 19th.

The program, entitled "Call from the Crucified Heart," is a one-hour presentation of The Passion that couples holy relics with supporting meditations and musical pieces that serve as a guide to help you accompany Jesus through His suffering during the Passion. It ends with personal veneration of the relics. 
 
Collections such as this are generally seen only in Rome or the Holy Land and is something that most people only get to see once in a lifetime. What's significant about this collection is that these relics are brought into a single venue with a unique narration that brings the story of the Passion to life.

The Relics of the Passion collection includes a piece of the True Cross, a piece of the Holy Table, a piece of the Column of Flagellation, a piece of The Crown of Thorns, a replica of the Holy Nail, fashioned using filings from the true nails, a relic of St. Longinus, a picture of the Veil of Veronica touched to the original with a Vatican seal attesting to the fact and a piece of the exterior wrapping for the Shroud of Turin.

Call from the Crucified Heart: A Program with Relics of the Passion will be hosted at various parishes in the Diocese of Lake Charles:

Wednesday, September 12 - 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church
1109 Cypress Street,
Sulphur, Louisiana 70663

Thursday, September 13 - 6:00 PM
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
221 Aqua Drive
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70605

Friday, September 14, Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross - 7:00 PM
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
935 Bilbo Street
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601

Sunday, September 16 - 2:00 PM
St. Joan of Arc Church
110 5th Avenue
Oberlin, Louisiana 70655

Monday, September 17 - 7:00 PM
St. Joseph Church
1502 Industrial Street
Vinton, Louisiana 70668

Tuesday, September 18 - 7:00 PM
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church
4822 Carlyss Drive
Sulphur, Louisiana 70665

Wednesday, September 19 - 7:00 PM
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
920 S Broadway Street Jennings, LA 70546
Jennings, Louisiana 70546

Additional information regarding the AHR and their upcoming tour with the Relics of the Passion in Louisiana, can be found at www.relictour.org.