Originally posted by VOW
To Joe:
Veronica wiped the Face of Jesus when He fell on the way to Calvary. Tradition has it that the imprint of His Face was left on the cloth she used.
However, it has been theorized that this cloth was actually the folded up Shroud of Turin. A cloth bearing the Face of Jesus was exhibited in Constantinople for years before it mysteriously vanished. Then later, the Shroud appeared in Turin. (or wherever it was that the Shroud first showed up!)
Supposedly, Veronica's name came from the Latin phrase, "Vera Icon," or "True Image."
Kewl, huh?
Where is she in the Bible? I can't find her. Did she really exist? If she didn't, then why is she in the Stations?
Oh, well I thought about this for a second. Like Job, she may not have existed. But then, Job had his own entire story. Why would they put a fictional person in the middle of a historical account?
(oh, and Joe? Please put whatever worries you have about the judgment of your Reformed brothers and sisters in regards to your relationship with Mary and your devotion to the Rosary. You don't pray for their evaluation. Remember what Jesus said about praying in public and secluding yourself when you pray. Your Rosary and your devotions are nobody's business but YOURS and GOD'S. Okay?)
I know VOW... I can't help but feel guilty sometimes though. As long as I'm not thinking about what I'm doing, I'm ok. I mean, I do think about what I'm doing, but I don't. Does that make sense? Anyways, thanks for talking to me.
Oh, and BTW... I got another Rosary at Inquiry this week! It's a little different from my other. It has spherical wood beads, a sleak metal crucifix, and a full-relief Mary medal(as in, the metal is carved out around her image). It's pretty cool. I think I like my other one better though, hehe
(thank you VOW... love you lots, hehe )
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