How often we ask the prayers of the saints in time of need and in moments of anxiety! We go to them because we are confident that they will hear us and remember us before God in heaven. The beauty and presence of the statues and images of Our Lord, Our Lady, and the saints in our Churches reminds us that we are not alone and that as Catholics we can find solace, comfort, support, and aid in our prayers before these visual helps to our devotion and to our prayer.
How many times have we called into Church and lit a candle before the Sacred Heart, Our Lady, or a favourite saint? How often do we head straight to the statue or image that we love before all other prayers in Church or after Mass? Fervent are our prayers when we need a petition answering, but oftentimes one can be slow to return thanks with the same fervour as when we needed help.
In the Restoration Project we have at Salford Cathedral, you might consider a contribution – however large or small – towards restoring the statues of Our Lord, Our Lady, and the saints, as an Act of Thanksgiving. How powerful the saints are with God and how much they help us. We ought to be thankful, knowing that, as St Ignatius of Loyola reflected, thanksgiving is the greatest spiritual virtue.
Please consider, as both an Act of Faith in the saints’ powerful intercession before God, and as an Act of Thanksgiving for prayers answered or petitions asked, contributing towards this unique opportunity to restore the statues pictured in the following pages, so that future generations of Catholics can receive the same solace, comfort, support, and aid as we ourselves have known through the intercession of the saints.
God bless you.
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The Crucifix
Calling to mind our salvation in Christ, this beautiful crucifix will be restored and placed at the centre of the chancel and visible again from the nave.
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The Sacred Heart
Calling to mind God’s infinite love for humanity, the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps us to contemplate this truth and to entrust our special intentions to Him.
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The Pietà
Calling to mind the Passion of Christ, the Pietà portrays the sorrows of our Mother Mary when sharing in the sufferings of her Son at the foot of the Cross.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Calling to mind Mary’s powerful intercession, Our Lady of Mount Carmel is principal patron of Salford Diocese and a patron of our Cathedral Parish community.
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St Joseph
Calling to mind God’s plan of salvation, St Joseph is the husband of Our Lady, the foster father of Our Lord and a patron of our Cathedral Parish community.
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St John the Evangelist
Calling to mind the centrality of the Word of God, St John is the beloved disciple of our Lord and the patron of Salford Cathedral.
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St Anthony of Padua
Calling to mind God’s loving providence, we seek the intercession of St Anthony for many spiritual favours, and ask his help when searching for lost articles.
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St Thérèse of Lisieux
Calling to mind God’s call in our lives, we ask the prayers of St Thérèse, that following her example, we may do ordinary things with extraordinary love.
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