The heart of St Camillus, the most sacred relic of the saint, is to be brought to Dublin from Rome. The heart will be venerated at the Order of St Camillus in July in order to mark the 75th anniversary of the order's beginnings in Ireland.
The heart will be present in St Camillus Nursing Centre, Killucan, County Westmeath, from July 9 to 14. Mass will be celebrated on the Feast of St Camillus, July 14, in Killucan at 7pm by Bishop Michael Smith.
The heart will be taken the following day, Thursday July 15, to the Mater Hospital, Dublin, where the order's chaplains work, and Mass will be celebrated at 1pm. The heart will be present in the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, on Friday July 16, and Mass will be celebrated at 7pm by Fr Stephen Foster, provincial of the Order of St Camillus.
