By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Some of the 300 relics, most from the private collection of Father Luis Largaespada, that went on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
Some of the 300 relics, most from the private collection of Father Luis Largaespada, that went on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
The large cross holder contains three pieces of the True Cross, a second degree relic.
This holder contains relics of women who have founded religious communities.
This holder contains the relics of Blessed Sister Maria Romero, a Salesian religious from Nicaragua who was a personal friend of the family of Muñeca Fuentes, one of the organizers of the display at Epiphany Parish.
Some of the 300 relics, most from the private collection of Father Luis Largaespada, that went on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
Volunteer Pamela Ugarte touches a visitor's personal item to the relics on display at Epiphany Church Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
Muñeca Fuentes, one of the organizers of the display at Epiphany Parish, holds up one of the relics for members of the Gabaldon family from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doral. From left: Maria Grazia Gabaldon, her dad, Gabriel Gabaldon, and mom, Andre Colonnello Gabaldon.
Max Gabaldon of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doral gets an up close and personal look at the nearly 300 relics on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
Some of the 300 relics, most from the private collection of Father Luis Largaespada, that went on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
The large cross holder contains three pieces of the True Cross, a second degree relic.
This holder contains relics of women who have founded religious communities.
This holder contains the relics of Blessed Sister Maria Romero, a Salesian religious from Nicaragua who was a personal friend of the family of Muñeca Fuentes, one of the organizers of the display at Epiphany Parish.
Some of the 300 relics, most from the private collection of Father Luis Largaespada, that went on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
Volunteer Pamela Ugarte touches a visitor's personal item to the relics on display at Epiphany Church Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
Muñeca Fuentes, one of the organizers of the display at Epiphany Parish, holds up one of the relics for members of the Gabaldon family from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doral. From left: Maria Grazia Gabaldon, her dad, Gabriel Gabaldon, and mom, Andre Colonnello Gabaldon.
Max Gabaldon of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doral gets an up close and personal look at the nearly 300 relics on display at Epiphany Parish on the weekend of All Saints and All Souls.
Photography: MONICA LAUZURIQUE | FC
MIAMI | Hundreds of faithful visited Epiphany Parish the weekend of Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 to celebrate the feasts of All Saints and All Souls by venerating nearly 300 relics of saints, blesseds and other sacred objects from Christian history.
The display is largely drawn from the collection of Epiphany's parochial vicar, Father Luis Largaespada. You can read the story of how he came to collect them here.
