Holy Face of Jesus: Relic Veneration and Devotion

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Saturday, April 12

9:00am – 11:45am
St. Michael’s Abbey, Silverado

2:00pm – 5:00pm
JMJ’s Catholic Store, Placentia

6:30pm – 9:00pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Habra

Monday, April 14

9:00am – 2:30pm & 7:00pm – 10:00pm
St. Callistus Chapel and Crypts at Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove

Experience the rare opportunity to venerate an image of the Holy Face of Jesus, similar to the Veil of Veronica housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, that will be touring in the Diocese of Orange on April 12 and 14. The image, created in 1905, was laid upon the true image of the Veil of Veronica, touched to the True Cross of Christ and the point of the spear (both of which are also housed at St. Peter’s) that was thrust into the side of Christ.

This tour is sponsored by the diocese’s Office of Ecumenism and Inter-religion and organized by Cynthia and Gary Micaletti, owners of JMJ Catholic Store in Placentia. The replica is safeguarded by Vicki Schreiner of Oklahoma City, whose family has had it for more than a century. It received a papal certificate of authenticity from Pope St. Pius X in 1905.

The Vatican’s Veil of Veronica, kept at St. Peter’s Basilica, is said to date to AD 33, when a woman named Veronica (now known as St. Veronica) encountered Jesus when He carried His cross while on route to his Crucifixion. Jesus wiped His bleeding face on the veil and returned it to Veronica, who saw a miraculous image of His face on the veil. The Vatican’s veil is traditionally only shown to the public for veneration on the Fifth Sunday of Lent in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Join us for this encounter with the Holy Face of Jesus and deepen your understanding of this devotion.

For more information on the relic, visit holyfaceadoration.com