These are the relics in the care of The Basilica of Saint Andrew. All are available for viewing.

• Relic of Wood of the True Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ
• First class relic of Saint Andrew, Apostle
• First class relic of Saint James the Great, Apostle
• First class relic of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
• First class relic of Saint Mark, Evangelist
• First class relic of Saint Simon, Apostle
• First class relic of Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostle
• First class relic of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
• First class relic of Saint Nicodemus
• First class relic of Saint Maximus of Rome
• First class relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian
• First class relic of Saint Helena, Empress
• First class relic of Saint Monica
• First class relic of Saint Basil the Great
• First class relic of Saint Gregory Nazianzus
• First class relic of Saint John Chrysostom
• First class relic of Saint John of Damascus
• First class relic of Pope Saint Pius X

The Basilica of Saint Andrew is the guardian of 17 first class relics.  The relics are in reliquaries, which are kept under lock and key within relic cabinets mounted on the side walls of the All Saints Chapel in the parish center. They are housed in a chapel where they can be reverenced by the faithful whenever the church is open. 

All of the relics have their documents of authentication.

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the relic of the Wood of the True Cross, in its reliquary, is placed on a small table in front of the altar.  At the end of Mass, all the faithful are blessed, in silence, with the relic. 

On the Solemnity of All Saints, all the saints’ relics, in their reliquaries, are placed on a table just outside the sanctuary of the church.  They are incensed at the beginning of Mass, and the faithful are invited to pray before them after Mass. 

On each of the saints’ individual feast days, the saint’s relic, in its reliquary, is placed on a table just outside the sanctuary.  When Mass is finished, the presiding priests withdraws to the sacristy to remove his chasuble and don a cope.  He then returns and blesses each of the faithful individually with the relic and in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit as he or she comes forward in procession to the front of the altar.

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                         Relic of Wood of the True Cross of                              Saint Andrew, Apostle
                                our Lord, Jesus Christ

                         
                               Saint Helena, Empress                                                   Saint Monica

                        
                           Saint James the Great, Apostle                          Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostle


                       
                              Saint Matthew, Apostle                                             Saint Mark, Apostle

                        
                                Saint John of Damascus                                            Saint Nicodemus

                        
                                 Saint Maximus of Rome                                   Saints Cosmas and Damian

                        
                                       Pope Saint Pius X                                            Saint John Chrysostom
                                                                                                                  Saint Gregory Nazianzus
                                                                                                                      Saint Basil the Great

                                                            
                                                                              Saint Simon, Apostle
                   

              
                                                        Relics of the saints in front of the altar on All Saints Day