söndag 28 oktober 2018

Mala krunica Kristova Lica

St Jude and the image of Jesus 

Most representations of St. Jude, show him holding to his chest an image (the Holy Mandylion) of Jesus. This is an imprint of the face of Jesus. According to the 3rd-century writings of Eusebius (the Father of Church History), during the reign of Abgar, king of Edessa (today in modern Turkey, near Syria), news of the healings by Jesus spread northward. The king was afflicted with a serious illness (some say leprosy), and he sent a messenger begging Jesus to come and cure him. Our Lord afforded the king hope by sending word that He would send someone later to aid the king in his suffering. It was St. Jude who brought a cloth bearing the face of Jesus to the king and healed him. The king listened to the eloquent presentation of the Gospel by St. Jude, and he and many of his subjects were converted. After establishing the Church in Edessa, St. Jude traveled through Armenia and parts of the Near East preaching the gospel. Eventually, he was martyred for the faith. The facts of this tradition suggest that the Mandylion of St. Jude along with the Shroud of Turin hold the earliest known representations of Jesus.

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