Greetings! Joan’s Rome will be quiet for a few days as, with time off to participate in Triduum liturgies and those of the Easter vigil and Easter Sunday, I will be focusing on those liturgies and other Holy Week-related events. It is possible that I might post some news stories that I consider worthy of your attention and I am always here for breaking news.
In any event, I wish family and friends, EWTN colleagues and all who follow “Joan’s Rome,” listen to “Vatican Insider” and follow my TV appearances, a very beautiful and blessed Easter of the Resurrection.
VATICAN INSIDER: WHO IS THE MAN OF THE SHROUD? (PART II)
Welcome to Vatican Insider as we mark the three holy days of the Triduum and then the glorious news of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday.
As we approach Easter weekend, I want to give you a heads-up about the Special I have prepared for the interview segment where I try to answer the question, “Who is the Man of the Shroud?”
For decades, as worshipers gather around the world to commemorate Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. scientists have been studying the results of tests made on an object alleged to be directly connected with that passion.
The object of intense religious devotion as well as scientific curiosity is a simple strip of linen, known as the Shroud of Turin. It has been venerated by Christians for centuries as the burial cloth that wrapped the body of Jesus Christ in his tomb after his crucifixion and death. (Photos from Wikipedia and Vatican news)
I explore the provenance and history of that relic, as well as the scientific tests that have been done over the years in order to find an answer to the question: Who is the Man of the Shroud? It is quite an amazing story!
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