The Shroud of Turin is a fascinating glimpse into the crucifixtion of Christ. In a 1998 visit to Turin, Pope John Paull II defined the shroud as follows:

  • The Shroud is a challenge to our intelligence.
  • The Shroud is a mirror of the Gospel.
  • The image of human suffering is reflected in the Shroud.
  • The Shroud is also an image of God’s love as well as of human sin.
  • The Shroud is also an image of powerlessness.
  • The Shroud is an image of silence.

Read Pope John Paul II’s address in its entirety.

For lots more info, visit The Shroud – Official Site.

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Eight Promises Of Our Lord Jesus Christ To Those Devoted To His Holy Face:

1. I will grant them contrition so perfect that their very sins shall be changed in My sight into jewels of precious gold.

2. None of these persons shall ever be separated from Me.

3. In offering My Face to My Father, they will appease His anger, and they will purchase as with celestial coin, pardon for poor sinners.

4. I will open My Mouth to plead with My Father to grant all the petitions that they will present to Me.

5. I will illuminate them with My light. I will consume them with My love. I will render them fruitful of good works.

6. They will, as the pious Veronica, wipe My adorable Face outraged by sin, and I will imprint My divine Features in their souls.

7. At their death, I will renew in them the image of God effaced by sin.

8. By resemblance to My Face, they will shine more t han many others in eternal life, and the brilliancy of My Face will fill them with joy.

These inestimable promises are drawn from the works of St. Gertrude of St. Mechtilde and from the writings of Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre, a Carmelite who died at Tours, in the odor of sanctity.

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