[5/3/2022 UPDATE]: St. Januarius’ blood liquefied again and this time, there was a large procession! You can read more about this first procession since 2018 HERE.
[9/19/2021 UPDATE]: St. Januarius’ blood liquefied again in honor of his feast day! You can read about today’s occurrence here as well as excerpts from the archbishop’s homily.
While you may have heard of St. Januarius, whose feast day we celebrate on September 19th, many Catholics have never heard about his blood that miraculously liquefies! Even though St. Januarius died in 305 A.D., his blood still liquifies at certain times.
Eighteen times in each year, a silver bust believed to contain the head of St. Januarius is exposed upon the altar, and the reliquary with the dried blood of St. Januarious is brought out and held by the officiant (often the current Bishop of Milan) in view of the assembly.
The blood liquefied earlier this year and then again on his feast day today!
BUT–come back and check out the video below from the liquifying in May!
The Naples archdiocese announced that the Blood of Saint Januarius liquefied at 5:18 p.m. local time on May 2, 2021.
You can watch the video below while the officiant shows the camera how the blood was liquefied on May 2nd of this year.
You can learn more about this event in May 2021 in this article.
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