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** and she wipes his face... an act of courage | ** and she wipes his face... an act of courage | ||
*** wanted to console the Lord | *** wanted to console the Lord | ||
*** | ***she put away her fears and reached out to him in love | ||
** | ***reminder to us that every time we see someone suffering, we see the face of the Lord | ||
***Mt 25: when you saw suffering you saw the Lord | |||
***she acted out of compassion and love for the Lord | |||
****= example | |||
*no one has seen the face of God | |||
**but we have seen the face of Jesus, our Lord | |||
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*note: Only John showed up at the Cross, and was the only one not martyred | |||
== Other Relics of the Passion == | |||
=== Holy Stairs === | |||
* from pilate's palace | |||
* Jesus walked up these stairs w/ Pilate after the scourging | |||
* there are blood stains on the stairs (made of marble) | |||
* Constantine's mother, St. Helena, wanted to bring items from Jerusalem to Rome | |||
* in a church across from St. John Laterin | |||
* we can climb the same steps, although not directly on them | |||
** can see the blood stains | |||
** can only climb on your knees | |||
** we are not worthy to walk up them | |||
** say a prayer at each step | |||
** Fr. B: did it a few times | |||
*** says it's a reminder about getting through suffering | |||
=== Santa Croce in Jerusalem Church in Rome === | |||
* has dirt from Golgatha | |||
* from the ground | |||
* has a piece of the True Cross | |||
** also has a piece of the cross of the good thief | |||
** his name by tradition is Saint >> | |||
* the inscription of "King of the Jews" | |||
* "titulus" was preserved | |||
* a few thorns from the Crown of Thorns | |||
* have the nails he was crucified with | |||
** quite large and thick | |||
=== St. Peter's: the Holy Lance === | |||
* Christ died relatively quickly on the Cross | |||
** 3 hrs, shorter than normal | |||
** was so weakened | |||
* the lance that was used to pierce his side | |||
* St. Longinus was the Centurion | |||
** the spear tip survives | |||
** was stolen and ransomed by a Sultan | |||
** so the Christians kidnapped his brother, but if you keep him I'll give you back the spear tip | |||
=== Tomb of Chirst === | |||
* Holy Sepucler church | |||
* marks the mystery of Easter, by which the Lord transformed death into life | |||
* the wounds which he showed after Resurrection, St. Thomas Aquinas | |||