Dear Readers, Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has asked the faithful to join him on May 1st in praying the rosary for peace, especially in Syria, and to pray the rosary each day in May with peace as the…
(A brief history in four parts of the veil of Holy Face of Jesus “Not made by human hands”) Four Stories – One Face, Part 1 October 21, 2016patriciaenk Byzantine iconoclasm 9th Century There are at least four separate historical accounts…
There are at least four separate historical accounts of a veil or cloth of miraculous origin, “not made by human hands,” bearing an image of the Face of Jesus Christ. Each account relates, in its own way, that the Sacred…
Part 1: The Face of Mercy in Manoppello “The practice of pilgrimage has a special place in the Holy Year, because it represents the journey each of us makes in this life. Life itself is a pilgrimage, and the human…
Within the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi is a precious relic: a small, crumpled piece of yellowed parchment with the writing of St. Francis, now displayed in a silver reliquary. It was written on Mount La Verna after St.…
Truth is painful, sometimes horribly painful, to the innocent as well as the guilty. It is felt in the tremendous suffering it has caused in the Body of Christ by scandal. But, in spite of the pain, an old saying…
Holy Face of Manoppello Prayer cards now available! Click (here) for information PRAYERS IN HONOR OF THE HOLY FACE Prayers to do battle against the enemies of the Church Sr. Marie St. Pierre, the Discalced Carmelite nun who received revelations…
