From Wednesday 10 June to Saturday 13 June, a relic of Carlo Acutis will be at the Cathedral. Opportunities will include Eucharistic Adoration, veneration of the relic, Holy Mass, and times of prayer. Schools and parishes are encouraged to make pilgrimages during these days.

Relics are honoured as reminders of the saints and signs of the Church’s communion across time and place. This visit is intended to support prayer and devotion and to encourage people — especially young people — to pursue holiness in everyday life.

Everyone is welcome to visit the exhibition when it comes to a parish or school near you, and to consider a pilgrimage to Palmerston North during the Relic Mission. These events offer a practical way to learn more about the Eucharist and to spend time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

Relic Visit Programme

Wed 10 June

5:30pm – Welcome Mass | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

Please join us for the Exhibition and light refreshments

Thurs 11 June

Relic Visit to schools | New Plymouth and Whanganui

5:30pm – Mass | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

7pm – 9pm – Adoration and Relic Veneration | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

Fri 12 June

Schools Relic Visit and Pilgrimage

Exhibition viewing and catechesis for students

5:30pm – Mass | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

Sat 13 June

10am – Talks Programme | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

Topics: Blessed Carlo Acutis and Eucharistic Devotion

Relic Veneration and Exhibition – ending 2pm | Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

4:30pm – Adoration and Relic Veneration | St Mary’s Catholic Church, Taihape

5:30pm – Mass | St Mary’s Catholic Church, Taihape