For the first time, a fragment of the arm bone of Saint Jude Thaddeus will visit Mexico, giving the faithful a special opportunity to venerate this sacred relic in various locations throughout the country.
At a press conference on August 18, it was reported that permission for the transfer of the relic was granted by Cardinal Angelo Donatis, vicar general of the Diocese of Rome (Italy) and member of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
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The relic, which is usually kept in the Basilica of Salvatore in Lauro in Rome, will travel through Mexico in an adapted van with a panoramic view, to allow devotees to contemplate it during the journey.
Father Ricardo Valenzuela, rector of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico, highlighted in the press conference that the event is “extraordinary, unique and very important, because it represents the presence of an apostle in our midst.”
What will be the route of the relics of San Judas Tadeo?
The pilgrimage will begin on July 29 with a solemn Mass in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City. Subsequently, the relic will be transferred to the church of San Hipólito, in the historic center of the Mexican capital, where it will remain on August 1 and 2, so that the faithful can pay tribute to it.
During your stay in the capital, will also visit the parish of San Judas Tadeo, in Cuemanco, on August 3 and 4; the Purísima Concepción parish of Tlacopac, on August 5; and the Sanctuary of San Judas Tadeo, in the Diocese of Azcapotzalco, on August 6.
The visit in Mexico City will conclude on August 11, in the Cathedral of the Diocese of Xochimilco.
The relic will then go to the State of Mexicostopping first in the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla: it will be in the parish of San Judas Tadeo, in the municipality of Huixquilucan, on August 7 and 8.
The relic will then arrive at the Diocese of Cuautitlán, visiting the Diocesan Sanctuary of the V Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the San Buenaventura Cathedral, on August 9 and 10.
In the Diocese of Izcalli, he will be in the Virgen de Guadalupe and San Judas Tadeo parish, on August 12 and 13.
The Diocese of Ecatepec will receive the relic on August 14 and 15, with visits to the parish of San Judas Tadeo, the Calvary Chapel and the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The trip will continue towards the Diocese of Nezahualcóyotl, arriving at the Cristo del Valle and San Francisco de Asís parish; and to the Cathedral of Jesus Lord of Divine Mercy, on August 16 and 17.
On August 18, the relic will be in the Cathedral of the Divine Redeemer, in the Diocese of Teotihuacán.
In the Diocese of Texcoco, the relic will be exhibited in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; in the Chapel of San Judas, in the La Purísima Concepción parish; and in the San Judas Tadeo parish, in Chimalhuacán, on August 19 and 20.
The visit to the State of Mexico will conclude in the Diocese of Valle de Chalco, with stops at the Cathedral of Valle de Chalco, the Santiago Apóstol parish, the Inmaculada Concepción parish in Ozumba and the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción parish in Amecameca, on the days August 21 and 22.
Next, The relic will be taken to the Mexican state of Tlaxcalawhere he will stay on August 23 and 24 in the parish of San José.
In the state of Puebla, the relic of San Judas Tadeo will visit the Diocese of Tehuacán on August 25 and 26, with stops at the La Inmaculada Concepción Cathedral, the Nuestra Señora del Carmen parish and the San Simón and San Judas Tadeo parish, in Yehualtepec. The tour in Puebla will conclude at the Puebla Cathedral, on August 27 and 28.
More details about the tour will be announced later on the website reliquiasanjudas.mx.
Diego López Colin
I am a graduate of Journalism at the Carlos Septién García School with experience in religious institutional communication. Since 2016 he has written for digital media and, since 2018, I have reported the most important news about Catholic events in Mexico for the EWTN news channel. He has been ACI Prensa correspondent in Mexico since 2023.