An image of the Holy Face of Jesus, similar to the Veil of Veronica housed in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, toured the Diocese of Orange on April 12th and 14th. The image, created in 1905, was laid upon the true image of the Veil of Veronica, touched to the True Cross of Christ and the point of the spear (both of which are also housed at St. Peter’s) that was thrust into the side of Christ.
This tour was sponsored by the diocese’s Office of Ecumenism and Inter-religion and organized by Cynthia and Gary Micaletti, owners of JMJ Catholic Store in Placentia. The replica is safeguarded by Vicki Schreiner of Oklahoma City, whose family has had it for more than a century.
On April 12th, St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado Canyon hosted the Holy Image for veneration from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. It then went to JMJ’s Catholic Store, 310 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Suite A, Placentia, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
On April 14th, it was on display in Garden Grove at the Christ Cathedral campus in the cathedral and St. Callistus Chapel and Crypts from approximately 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. At 8:30 a.m. Vicki Schreiner gave a presentation on the Image after the 8 a.m. Mass in the St. Callistus chapel.
