Holy Card of the Holy Face of Jesus Plus a 1" Medal of the Holy Face of Jesus

Description

Laminated Holy Card (5.50" X 3.75") of the Holy Face of Jesus Plus a 1" Medal of the Holy Face of Jesus. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
This exceptionally detailed die-cast medal, with the Ecce Homo (behold the Man) Face of Jesus on the front, and a cross and flower on the back, is made in the region of Italy that produces the finest quality medals in the world. The silver oxidized finish is has been perfected for hundreds of years by the local Italian craftsmen, and remains unmatched in quality, beauty, and longevity -a genuine silver plating with a 3-dimensional depth, and long-lasting brilliance. Measures 1 inch in height - attached jump ring is included.
The Holy Face of Jesus is a title for specific images which some Catholics believe to be miraculously-formed representations of the face of Jesus Christ. The image obtained from the Shroud of Turin is associated with a specific medal worn by some Roman Catholics and is also one of the Catholic devotions to Christ.
Various acheiropoieta (literally "not-handmade") items relating to Christ have been reported throughout the centuries, and devotions to the face of Jesus have been practiced. Devotions to the Holy Face were approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1895 and Pope Pius XII in 1958.
In the
Roman Catholic
tradition, the Holy Face of Jesus is used in conjunction with Acts
of Reparation
to Jesus Christ with specific institutions whose focus is
such reparations
, e.g. the Pontifical Congregation of the Benedictine Sisters of
the Reparation
of the Holy Face. In his address to this Congregation, Pope
John Paul
II referred to such Acts of Reparation as the "unceasing effort
to stand
beside the endless crosses on which the Son of God continues to
be crucified
".
Belief
in the
existence of authentic images of Christ is connected with the old legend
of Abgar
of Edessa regarding the "Mandylion", and the apocryphal
writings known
as the "Mors Pilati", Acts of Pilate, regarding the "
veil of
Veronica". The oldest and best known of these images was called the vera icon (true image), which in ordinary language became known as"veronica".
According
to tradition
Veronica encountered Jesus along the Via Dolorosa on the way
to Calvary
. When she paused to wipe the blood and sweat off his face with
her veil
, his image was imprinted on the cloth. The story is not recorded in
its present
form until the Middle Ages. The event is commemorated by the
Sixth Station
of the Cross.