![]() ![]() ![]() While belief in the Shroud is not obligatory, even for Christians, the exceptionality of that piece of linen remains there to challenge our understanding and our certainties, almost like a certain Jesus of Nazareth, who challenged our certainties by loving his persecutors, forgiving them from the cross, and conquering death, 2,000 years ago … The questions surrounding the mystery of the Shroud are still intact certainly, in that tortured man we see the signs of suffering in which we find also a piece of each one of ourselves, but also-seen by the eyes of faith-hope that this man was not just anyone, but the Man par excellence, that “Behold the Man” who appeared docilely before Pilate and who, after the terrible flagellation, was raised up on the cross as an innocent man not only innocent, but taking upon himself the guilt of all people. In addition, the three-dimensional reconstruction has made it possible to discover that at the moment of his death, the man of the Shroud sagged down towards the right, because his right shoulder was dislocated so seriously as to injure the nerves.” ( Il Mattino di Padova) We can therefore hypothesize a total of at least 600 blows. “On the Shroud,” the professor explains, “I counted 370 wounds from the flagellation, without taking into account the wounds on his sides, which the Shroud doesn’t show because it only enveloped the back and front of the body. Through the study and three-dimensional projection of the figure, Fanti was also able to count the numerous wounds on the body of the man of the Shroud: And he had a regal and majestic expression.” ( Vatican Insider) tall, whereas the average height at the time was around 5 ft. Long-limbed, but very robust, he was nearly 5 ft. From now on, He may no longer be depicted without taking this work into account.” The professor granted exclusive coverage of his work to the weekly periodical Chi, to which he revealed: “According to our studies, Jesus was a man of extraordinary beauty. ![]() “Therefore, we believe that we finally have the precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth. Concerned for the Archbishop’s ill health, the Duke of Savoy, who owned the Shroud, had it brought to Turin – where it is kept to this day.Launch the slideshow Slideshow images: YouTube/TgPadovaTelenuovo Charles Borromeo, wanted to go on pilgrimage to the Shroud, which was then in France. The Shroud in TurinĪccording to tradition, it was following an outbreak of the plague in Milan in 1576, that the Archbishop, St. Pope Francis concludes his letter to the Archbishop of Turin inviting all those “who will participate through the media in prayer before the Holy Shroud”, to “live these days in intimate union with the Passion of Christ, and to experience the grace and joy of His Resurrection”. “Jesus gives us the strength to face every trial with faith, hope and love, in the certainty that the Father always listens to His children who cry out to Him”, writes the Pope. But also all the victims of wars and violence, slavery and persecution”.Īs Christians, and in the light of the Scriptures, continues Pope Francis, “we contemplate in this Cloth the icon of the Lord Jesus crucified, dead and risen. In His face “we also see the faces of many sick brothers and sisters, especially those more alone and less well cared for. ![]() “I too join your prayer, turning my gaze to the Man of the Shroud”, writes the Pope. In a letter to Archbishop Nosiglia, dated 9 April, Pope Francis expresses his “warm appreciation for this gesture, which comes in response to the request of God's faithful people, harshly tried by the coronavirus pandemic”. The liturgy will be livestreamed on the official Shroud website – and on the Facebook page of the Archdiocese of Turin. Turin’s Cathedral will be making the image of its Holy Shroud available through televison and social media channels on Holy Saturday.Īs Christians contemplate Jesus in the tomb on Holy Saturday, the Archbishop will lead prayers before the Shroud, starting at 5pm (local time). ![]()
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