Translation of the relics of Pope St Pius X to Rome from Venice.

The relics were accompanied on the journey by those of St John Bosco.



Pope John XXIII preaching in St Mark's Basilica in Venice at the start of the translation.



Pope John XXIII with the relics of the good and holy exemplary Pope St Pius X. He is accompanied by Msgr Loris Capovilla, now Prelate Emeritus of Loreto and
Titular Archbishop of Mesembria. He reported that Pope John XXIII's last words were "My time on earth has drawn to an end, but Christ lives and the Church continues its work in time and space. Ut unum sint [that they may be one—Jesus' prayer for his disciples, quoted in John 17:21]."



18-25 January 1944 Belgian Leaflet for the International Prayer Week for the reunion of all separated Christians and all non-Christians in the one true Fold of Christ, the Catholic Church.
Prayer intentions
18 January Conversion
19 January Return of the Orthodox
20 January Return of the Anglicans
21 January Return of Lutherans and assorted protestants
22 January All Christians in America
23 January Repentance of bad Catholics and the return of the lapsed
24 January Conversion of Jews and Muslims
25 January Conversion of all pagans