The major relic of the incorrupt heart of St. Jean Vianney was entrusted to the Knights of Columbus by the Shrine of Ars, France, for a 7-month national pilgrimage across the United States from November 10, 2018 through June 13, 2019. In an effort to make the relic as widely available for veneration as possible, the Knights brought the relic to each of the 48 states in the continental United States, with additional stops in Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. In total, the relic traveled almost 36,000 miles — almost one and a half times the circumference of the Earth — and was available for over 1,200 hours of public veneration, allowing more than a quarter of a million pilgrims time to pray with and venerate the relic. The relic visited 97 dioceses, including 29 archdioceses. During its travels, the heart of the patron of parish priests was brought to 22 seminaries as well as many religious communities and homes for retired priests.
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