A Look Back: An Historic Day: St. Padre Pio Relics came to the Cathedral
Each morning at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral there is a 7:00 a.m. Mass. On this day, several hundred were in attendance as the relics of St. Padre Pio arrived. From 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., thousands of the faithful gathered to venerate the relics. Throughout the day, there were lines outside the front door of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. Hundreds went to confession and many stayed and prayed on this historic day. The day concluded with a Mass, with Archbishop Dennis Schnurr the celebrant.
![From morning until night, many made their way to the Cathedral to see the relics of St. Padre Pio. (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0003a-750x375.jpg)
![The lines were long throughout the day to venerate the relics of St. Padre Pio (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0076a-750x375.jpg)
![Many left a candle for petitions to St. Padre Pio. (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0082a-750x375.jpg)
![Many waited over an hour to venerate the sacred relics. (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DSC_0093a-750x375.jpg)
![Parishioners examine the relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-01-750x375.jpg)
![Parishioners venerate the relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-02-750x375.jpg)
![A woman kisses a relic of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-03-750x375.jpg)
![Archbishop Dennis Schnurr censes the relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-04-750x375.jpg)
![The faithful sing during Mass and Veneration of the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-06-750x375.jpg)
![Holding a Relic, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr offers the Final Blessing during Mass and Veneration of the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-15-750x375.jpg)
![Fr. Raymond Larger, Fr. Jan Schmidt, and Fr. Kyle Schnippel carry the Relics during Mass and Veneration of the Relics of Saint Pio of Pietrelcine, O.F.M Cap, at Saint Peter in Chains Cathedral in Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Padre-Pio-16-750x375.jpg)