Welcome to the Seelos On-line Gift Shop
Your patronage is important to us. It enables us to continue our efforts
in promoting the canonization of Fr. Seelos. All items shown are available
at the Seelos Center Gift Shop to support the cause for canonization.
Items may also be mailed.
Visit, order online, or call (504) 525-2495 or 525-2499
Shipping Information
Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery within the U.S. All sales final.
Prices subject to change.
Q. Why am I charged postage & handling to make a donation to the shrine?
A. We are sorry that we cannot offer you a satisfactory answer. We are baffled as well. The professional computer service that created our online shopping cart was not successful in designing this system to accept a dollar amount without automatically adding an incremental percentage for postage & handling. Please adjust your freewill dollar amount accordingly to compensate for this addition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Why is there a postage/handling fee to light a votive candle in the shrine?
A. The Shopping Cart on our website automatically adds a $4.30 shipping charge to your $3 donation to have the candle lit. We deeply regret that it is far too complicated to program the computerized service to determine that some items have a postage/handling charge & other items do not. So, rather than give our donors the wrong impression about us, we would like to let you know that it is our practice to LIGHT TWO VOTIVE CANDLES on your behalf for the contribution that was given to us. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Q. Is my donation tax deductible?
A. Yes. However, the government does not allow tax deductions for goods
and services.
Q. Why are not Seelos relics made available on your online gift shop?
A. In answer to your inquiry, first class relics are available at his national shrine. We kindly ask consideration of a freewill offering of a suggested $25 donation to cover the cost of the RELIQUARY crafted by the nuns in Italy, their freight and customs clearance to us, and an additional $3 for postage/handling to you in a padded envelope. The remainder goes toward the canonization cause of Blessed Francis X. Seelos. They also come with an authentic document by the Postulator Generale of the Redemptorists. Please send request to:
The Seelos Center
2030 Constance Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
The staff will mail you your sacred item, as soon as we hear from you. (While we are equipped to take credit cards in the online gift shop, we have a self-imposed policy of not normally accepting them for reliquaries. As a fellow Catholic, we hope you would understand why we do this in principle, and we apologize for any inconvenience). Second & Third class relics are COMPLIMENTARY as well. Again we ask a $1.50 donation for each to help defray the cost of the materials used in making them and their postage.
Please know that unless you are willing to provide extra for a specifically stated request to send your item INSURED through the post office, we unfortunately cannot be responsible for the item once it leaves our hands and is entrusted into the care of the U.S. postal system. It should be noted however that for requests within the fifty states, few problems have existed in getting the item from us to its intended destination.
It is understood that when we receive your request that the relic will be used ONLY for its intended purpose to help in your spiritual life.
All items shown are available at the Seelos Center Gift Shop to support the cause for canonization. Items may also be mailed. Please visit or call (504) 525-2495 or 525-2499 for details.
The Seelos Center
2030 Constance St.
New Orleans, LA
70130 U.S.A.
1.504.525.2495
FAX: 1.504.581.9181
Email:
Executive Director:
Fr. Byron Miller C.Ss.R.
In order to provide you with a more timely response on your questions pertaining to your Seelos Center gift shop orders, please direct your questions to the Seelos Center Executive Director.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery within the U.S. All sales final. Prices subject to change.