Matthew 9:20-22
Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed." Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that moment.
The word relic means "remain." Relics are venerated on the premise of "beneficent contagion" in which the supernatural gifts received by a Saint do not die with him but remain in the body after death and can be received by those who come into close proximity with the "eyes of faith."
Relic Classifications:
1st Class - Typically remains from the Passion of our Lord, Jesus Christ or a body or portion of a Saint's body
2nd Class - Any item or possession of a Saint (i.e. Prayer Book, Rosary Beads, Vestments...)
3rd Class - Typically a piece of cloth that comes in contact with a 1st or 2nd class relic
Relics