This precious holy card was a gift from Fr. Jerome Murphy
The Holy Face
"Thou hast said, 'Seek ye my face.' My heart says to thee, 'Thy face, O LORD, do I seek.'" -- Psalm 26:8
How is it, Lord, that we do not look at Thy face, when it is so near us? Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) from Enlarging the Heart
PRAYER TO THE THE HOLY FACE FOR LIBERATION FROM THE CORONA VIRUS
You are not my judge but my Savior.
Indugenced Prayer
Indugenced Prayer
This holy card was touched to the relic of
the Precious Blood in the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges, Belgium.
the Precious Blood in the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges, Belgium.
Look at the Blood flowing down his cheeks
and then at the Blood flowing from the Crown of Thorns and you will see
that the artist allows us to imagine the eyes of our Savior opening and closing
and then at the Blood flowing from the Crown of Thorns and you will see
that the artist allows us to imagine the eyes of our Savior opening and closing
Head of Christ, from the Abbey Church of SS. Peter and Paul in Wissembourg, c.1070 (stained glass) This amazing image of Christ's face, knows as the Wissembourg Christ's Head, is one of the oldest known pieces of stained glass.
Orthodox Christians pray before icons, looking deeply into the eyes of the Savior, the Mother of God, or one of the saints.St. Teresa of Avila wrote in Way of Perfection that she found it helpful to begin her time of prayer by holding an image of the Savior.
I found this wonderful image in a greeting card shop when I was a girl in college. Not long ago I found that it was most likely based on the Shroud of Turin.
Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus
Words by the woman who wrote the hymn with the beautiful refrain: Turn your eyes upon Jesus...
"Never has it been so easy to live in half a dozen harmless worlds at once -- art, music, the following of some profession, and so on. And between them we run the risk of drifting about, the good hiding the best." It is easy to find out whether our lives are focused, and if so, where the focus lies. Where do our thoughts settle when consciousness comes back in the morning? Where do they swing back when the pressure is off during the day? Dare to have it out with God, and ask Him to show you whether or not all is focused on Christ and His Glory. Turn your soul's vision to Jesus, and look and look at Him, and a strange dimness will come over all that is apart from Him."
- Lilias Trotter
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Refrain:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus.” (Hebrews 12:2)
I do not know the origin of this engraving. It came from an antique
shop in France with no documentation. It appears to include the story St. Veronica and of
King Agbar of Edessa,
but I do not know the meaning of the other figures. This page stood
alone.
I post it here in the hope it may hold interest for researchers.
Berenice and Veronica refer apparently to the same person:
BERENICE: Latinized form of Βερενικη (Berenike)...which meant "to bring victory".
I post it here in the hope it may hold interest for researchers.
Berenice and Veronica refer apparently to the same person:
BERENICE: Latinized form of Βερενικη (Berenike)...which meant "to bring victory".
VERONICA: Latin alteration of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image".
Links to articles of possible interest:
Links to articles of possible interest:
Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, Sacrificium laudis: Mercy of Peace, Sacrifice of Praise: A History of Veronica, 01: The Woman
Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, Sacrificium laudis: Mercy of Peace, Sacrifice of Praise: A History of Veronica, 02: Abgar and the Image of Jesus, Part 01
Ἔλεον εἰρήνης, Sacrificium laudis: Mercy of Peace, Sacrifice of Praise: A History of Veronica, 02: Abgar and the Image of Jesus, Part 01
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