21 March 2019
Word of the Day: Veronica's Veil
VERONICA’S VEIL. The cloth with which tradition holds that the saintly Veronica wiped the face of Jesus on his way to Calvary. Christ is said to have left the imprint of his face on the veil. It is honored as a treasured relic at St. Peter’s in Rome. The episode is commemorated in the sixth station of the cross. Veronica is sometimes identified with the woman whom Christ healed of an issue of blood. (Mark 5:25-32.)
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