{"id":6806,"date":"2025-05-22T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:49:43","slug":"st-pio-relics-visit-to-holycross-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/st-pio-relics-visit-to-holycross-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"St Pio Relics visit to Holycross Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you all here to Holycross Abbey for the visit of the Relics of St. Pio this Saturday and Sunday 24th and 25th May. On Saturday, the <a><\/a>relics will be available for veneration from 10am to 8pm. On Sunday, we open at 9am for veneration followed by our traditional St. Pio Day events beginning at 1:30pm. The day will culminate with Mass in honour of St. Pio at 3pm, followed by continued veneration until 8pm at which point the Abbey will close and the relics will be returned to the St. Pio Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Gift Shop and Upstairs Restaurant will be open for the duration of the visit. Refreshments will also be available in St. Michaels Community Centre adjacent to the Abbey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you require any additional information, please feel free to contact us at 0504-43124 (Monday to Friday office hours) or by email at hbparishoffice@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[6806]\" title=\"St Pio Relics visit to Holycross Abbey\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6807\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0318-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[6806]\" title=\"St Pio Relics visit to Holycross Abbey\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6808\" width=\"438\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0300-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-scaled.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[6806]\" title=\"St Pio Relics visit to Holycross Abbey\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6809\" width=\"434\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0306-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[6806]\" title=\"St Pio Relics visit to Holycross Abbey\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6784\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster-724x1024.jpg 724w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster-768x1086.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, http:\/\/www.holycrossballycahill.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Padre-Pio-Relic-Poster.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We look forward to welcoming you all here to Holycross Abbey for the visit of the Relics of St. Pio this Saturday and Sunday 24th and 25th May. 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