On a visit to the London Oratory today, Fr Rupert McHardy kindly showed me the relics of St John Vianney which came to England soon after the death of the saintly Curé, brought by a French emigré family. They eventually found a home at St Edmund's College, Ware; the college has lent them to the Oratory. The collection is comprised of devotional items and other personal effects of the Curé. The reliquary is displayed at the altar of Blessed Sebastian Valfré (1629-1710), a priest of the Oratory in Turin who was beatified in 1834. The altar is in a recess between the sanctuary and the sacristy door.
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We were very blessed on our pilgrimage to Ars two years ago, seeing his incorruptible body and walking through his poor little home:
http://laudemgloriae.blogspot.com/2008/03/there-is-holy-man-in-ars-go-see-him.html
As a point of interest: the altar was a gift of the Brothers of the Little Oratory.
Thanks for pointing to this. I hadnot realised those relics were there although I have visited the Oratory often. It makes another "must visit" to add to my list.
Thank you Father, any idea as to how long they will be there?
I think they will be there until the beginning of December but probably best to go and see them asap.
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