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== Veil of Veronica ==

* Sixth Station of the Cross
* along the way, while he was carrying the cross
* she wipes his face, and it is left on the veil
* = the face of the suffering
* Montepello, Italy now
* was in Rome and was the most popular medieval pilgrimage site
* studies show that the shroud and the veil have images of the same person
* the fabric is ancient, was an expensive cloth 
** honors the Lord with her best cloth
** (Fr. B: says priestly vestments are made of fine cloth to honor God)
** very thin, as thin as a spiderweb
* it is mentioned in the OT and Revelation
** OT:
** Bride of Christ
* was probably stolen during 2nd construction of St. Peter's Basilica, ended up in Montepello
* a '93 image shows 
** unusually thin
** transparent, can read a newspaper behind it
** image becomes invisible under UV / black light
*** therefore it is not a painting, not ink or printing
*** so the image is the result of an internal change in the fiber
*** reflects light
*** the image cannot be captured by a photograph
** so it is miraculous
** can't be appreciated unless seen in person
* the moment:
** Lord was carrying the cross
** people all around, soldiers
** and she wipes his face... an act of courage
*** wanted to console the Lord
***she put away her fears and reached out to him in love
***reminder to us that every time we see someone suffering, we see the face of the Lord
***Mt 25: when you saw suffering you saw the Lord
***she acted out of compassion and love for the Lord
****= example 
*no one has seen the face of God
**but we have seen the face of Jesus, our Lord
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*note: Only John showed up at the Cross, and was the only one not martyred