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The Cloud of Witnesses Relic Ministry is a private custody of relics of Catholic Saints and Blessed located in the Philippines which is used not only by the custodian for his personal devotion, but also for the ministry of evangelization and care for the People of God, specifically for the young people, families and the sick.
Like all other relic ministries and custodians, we endeavor to preach the Gospel and promote the New Evangelization in our special vocation as custodians of sacred relics, which are regarded by Catholic Tradition as sources of inspiration, healing and grace for all the faithful. We paraphrase Fr. Carlos Martins, Reliquiarum Custos (custodian of relics) for the Treasures of the Church apostolate, on what our ministry is about:
“Working with relics is a unique form of evangelization! Its purpose is to give people an experience of the living God through an encounter with the relics of his saints in the form of exposition of relics.”
Our goal is not only to introduce the devotion to Holy Relics and to spread awareness and information on the lives of the saints, but more importantly, it is to stir the spirit of prayer and perseverance in good works, which are essential ingredients to holiness. It is with this in mind that our ministry works hand-in-hand with priests, groups of prayer, and families and individuals: we believe that the relics we care for will help us to confirm each other in the faith of Jesus Christ.
So far, our ministry is currently limited to the custodian's own archdiocese and its suffragans, but in God's providence, we will try to reach other places with the permission of Church authorities in other areas. We normally do expositions (coupled with catechetical talks and occasions of prayer) for prayer groups, spiritual organizations and families, and conducts (on request) visits to the sick with prayer and veneration of relics. All of these are done with no costs involved for those who receive our ministry.