Catholic relics from three Canadian martyrs, first Indigenous saint to be displayed at Kelowna church – Castanet

Jan 14, 2025

The major relics of three Canadian Roman Catholic martyrs will be on display this week in Kelowna for the first time ever, alongside a relic belonging to the church’s first Indigenous saint.

The skull of St. Jean Brebuf and the bones of St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant will be at St. Charles Garnier Church, 3645 Benvoulin Rd., on Wednesday and Thursday. For most of the last century, the shrines of the three Jesuit saints have been on display at the National Martyr’s Shrine in Midland, Ont.

Also on display will be the relic of St. Kateri Tekakwatha, the first Indigenous North American saint. She was venerated in 1943 and canonized in 2012.

“The purpose of the devotional tour is to bring the relics to parts of Canada whose people can’t easily get to visit the Martyr’s Shrine, so that Canadians can have an encounter with these great saints and receive the graces of healing and reconciliation for themselves, their families and our country,” reads a post about the tour on the Martyr’s Shrine website.

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