On the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, above is a reliquary with a small piece of the purple robe of Our Lord Jesus Christ (De Purpurae), a very rare relic. Christ was forced to wear this robe after His scourging at the pillar, when the soldiers crowned Him with thorns and mocked Him, acclaiming, “Hail, King of the Jews!” (Mk 15:17). The small piece of the robe shown above is a second class relic and the reliquary was sealed by the Augustinians.
