Dateline Long Beach: Stolen Relic of St. Anthony of Padua?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 6:23 pm by Frank Weathers

Dateline Long Beach: Stolen Relic of St. Anthony of Padua? 2017-01-24T18:23:18-05:00 Frank Weathers

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Sounds like a case for G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown. AP reporter Raquel Maria Dillon has the story,

A 780-year-old religious relic of St. Anthony of Padua has been stolen, and parishioners at a Southern California Catholic church are praying to the patron saint of lost causes and missing objects for its speedy return.

The relic was stolen from inside a cabinet beside the altar at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Long Beach on Monday, the feast day of the church’s namesake.

The Rev. Jose Magana said he decided to bring out the relic this year, on the 780th anniversary of the death of St. Anthony, because many of his parishioners have lost hope in the rough economy.

Magana said the relic is invaluable and deeply symbolic to his parish.

“It’s our history, so it’s irreplaceable,” Magana said. “It belongs to the church, not just the church here in Long Beach, but the entire Catholic Church.”

Read the rest here, and join in their prayers for the speedy return of this relic.

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