[drstevej]

***I haven't really thought about it.***

What does your church teach?

[Desdemona]

What does your church teach?

About what, relics? I've never heard anything having to do with indulgences, if that's what you are asking. Well, maybe a plenerary, but that requires conditions.

You use the example in prayer. Like, Lord, Jesus Christ, as water sprang forth, thus curing St. Bernadette at Lourdes, so I humbly pray to be healed. I ask St. Bernadette and all the angels to pray for my healing, if it be Your Will.

Being in the presence of the relic may give added weight, but in the end, all is done according to His Will. Nothing changes that.