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St Carlo’s major pilgrim relic is coming to New Zealand from 7 to 23 June and Australia from 25 June to 25 October 2026. Australia will be the 25th country to welcome St Carlo’s major relic, his pericardium.
The pericardium, the membrane that surrounds the heart, is a sac filled with fluid that encloses the heart and the great vessels, holding them in place and protecting the body’s most important organ. The relic, therefore, is of major importance physiologically. The pericardium also contains deep spiritual meaning. The heart is the body’s most important organ; it is also the seat of our sentiments and actions. In the heart is born and lives our relationship with the Lord: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart” (Dt 6,5, Mt 22,37).