Relic of St Jude draws thousands of Catholic devotees on tour stop in Mexico City

(8 Aug 2024)
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San Cristóbal Texcalucan, Mexico - 7 August 2024
1. Devotees with balloons chanting in street as they wait for arrival of St. Jude's relic
2. Various of devotees holding statue and images of St. Jude
3. Woman with flower bouquet
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Erika Méndez, 32, housewife:
"It was something incredible because when we found out that He (St. Jude) was coming to Mexico we never thought he would make it to our town."
5. Devotees cheering as vehicle carrying relic arrives
6. Close of relic
7. Woman chanting in procession
8. Procession
9. People filming procession on phones
10. Statue being unloaded at church entrance
11. People touching relic inside church
12. Close of bone in glass case
13. Woman offering coins to St. Jude
14. Close of hand touching glass
15. Various of people queuing to touch relic
16. Various of people touching relic
17. Close of phone recording relic
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Genaro Santiago, 40, food seller:
"It fills me with pride and satisfaction that the relics are here. It's thrilling, an emotion that can't be expressed but only felt - and it's so strong. For me, (devotion to) St. Jude Thaddaeus is a legacy that my father left us."
19. Tattoo of St. Jude on Santiago’s arm
20. Woman in tears touching relic
21. People inside church
22. Close of feet
23. Church exterior
24. Various of people waiting outside church
25. Timelapse of people queuing outside church ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Thousands of devotees flocked to a church near the Mexican capital for a glimpse of what is believed to be a fragment of bone belonging to St. Jude.
The relic of one of Jesus’ 12 Apostles and the patron saint of impossible causes is in Mexico after touring the United States in its first-ever trip out of Rome.
The wooden carving that holds the bone fragment is displayed in a glass case.
In the small church of San Cristóbal Texcalucan, 30 kilometers west of downtown Mexico City, each person in line was given only about two seconds in front of the relic.
About an hour after being brought into the church, it was quickly removed and loaded into a vehicle to be taken to another parish in a neighboring village.
The sacred item is a must-see for many Catholics in Mexico, where St. Jude is highly popular.
The relic toured the United States between September to July before arriving in Mexico, where several thousand people are expected to venerate it until the end of August.
St. Jude Thaddaeus is not to be confused with Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus.
AP Video by Martín Silva Rey
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