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Relic of John Paul II at Corpus Christi on May 8th and 9th

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John Paul II Relic

Corpus Christi Church is pleased to inform the Buffalo and Western New York community that we are to be the last United States stopover where a reliquary containing the Blood of Blessed John Paul II, can be seen.

The relic will be on display Wed. May 8th and on the Solemnity of the Ascension, Thurs. May 9th at our Church, 199 Clark Street, Buffalo, 14212.  Our Church will be open for Holy Mass Wednesday at 7:30am and at 11:30am, and on Ascension Thursday, at 11:30am and at 6:30pm.

The relic that has been traveling across the Eastern United States and will arrive here from Pennsylvania on the way to Montreal, Canada.

This special Honor was arranged through Rev. Slawomir Order, Postulator of the Sanctification Process of Blessed John Paul II and Rev. Rafal Walczyk, O.S.P.P.E. from the Church of St. Casimir in Yonkers, NY.

Pope John Paul II was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on May 9, 2009. Before being elected Pope, John Paul II visited Buffalo in 1969 and 1976.

Church Tours Showcase Faith, Art, and History

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BUFFALO SACRED PLACES

First Presbyterian, Blessed Trinity, Corpus Christi, Forest Lawn Chapel & Buffalo Religious Arts Center Join Statewide Open House

The National Trust Conference, hosted in Buffalo in October 2011, put our city’s architectural treasury of civic, sacred and residential landmarks “front and center” for a national audience. In the aftermath of this high profile event, a new collaborative, titled the Buffalo Alliance for Sacred Places, was formed “to promote the preservation and appreciation of the art, architecture and history of Buffalo’s houses of worship.” The member organizations are First Presbyterian Church, Blessed Trinity Church, Corpus Christi Church, the Chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery and the Buffalo Religious Arts Center. Each site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Buffalo Alliance sites have chosen to participate in The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s third annual Sacred Sites Open House Weekend on May 18-19, joining dozens of religious institutions throughout New York State in welcoming the public to special programming during this unique event, as follows:

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