31. THE QUESTION WAS: St. Augustine wrote, “For even now, miracles are wrought in the name of Christ, whether by His sacraments or by the prayers or _______ of His saints.”

a.     perseverance

b.     relics

 

THE ANSWER IS……B….relics

Here is the whole quote: “This I might say for the sake of refuting these most frivolous objectors. But we cannot deny that many miracles were wrought to confirm that one grand and health-giving miracle of Christ’s ascension to heaven with the flesh in which He rose. For these most trust-worthy books of ours contain in one narrative both the miracles that were wrought and the creed which they were wrought to confirm. The miracles were published that they might produce brought them into greater prominence. For they are read in congregations that they may be believed, and yet they would not be so read unless they were believed. For even now miracles are wrought in the name of Christ, whether by His sacraments or by the prayers or relics of His saints.” (City of God 22:8)

Also speaking about the place of relics in the Early Church, St. Jerome, in 420 A.D. wrote: "We do not worship, we do not adore, for fear that we should bow down to the creature rather than to the Creator, but we venerate the relics of the martyrs in order the better to adore Him whose martyrs they are." ( Letter to Riparius)

Regarding miracles and relics, see

http://www.ewtn.com/library/ANSWERS/RELICS.htm

http://www.catholic.com/library/Relics.asp

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/augustine-cityofgod-22-9-10.html

 

 

 

 

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