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Relics: What They Are and Why They Matter Tomie dePaola and triumphsScripture speaks of miracles wrought through relics: a dead man was raised when Elishas bones touched him, and the clothing of Jesus and His apostles healed the sick. In the early Church, Masses were celebrated over the bones of the martyrs, and phials of their blood have effected countless miracles. Direct successors of the Apostles themselves speak of venerating relics; Church Fathers encourage it; throughout the ages of Catholic legacy, relics of