I was in the small church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Gore Bay this afternoon, to celebrate Confirmation for two candidates. Congrats to both of them!
While there, a parishioner showed me a relic she rescued from a dealer on eBay. I examined the wax seal, and it (and the threads) were unbroken. Based on the writing style it seems to be from the Holy Roman Empire, but that's just a guess (albeit an educated one).
Most importantly, the relic seems to be a fragment of the True Cross. If so, this is exceedingly rare. She has donated the relic to the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, and I am going to do my best to have the seal properly identified and dated. Many thanks for this generosity!
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