In the season for lost gloves, one mitt found a lot of love. The faithful got to touch one of the gloves Padre Pio used to cover his stigmata during a special mass at St. Finbar Roman Catholic Church in Bath Beach on Feb. 23.

Stigmata are marks resembling the wounds of Christ’s crucifixion said to appear on particularly holy people. The holy relic got a warm welcome at the church, because the neighborhood’s Italian-American population is hand-in-glove with the revered Italian saint, a parishioner said.

Read more

Source: http://www.brooklyndaily.com/