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The Shroud of Turin has its own liturgical celebration, though it is typically only celebrated in a few places in the world.
Over the centuries the Church instituted a few different feasts surrounding elements of Jesus’ Passion.
For example, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 is often connected to the finding of the true cross by St. Helena. This event also once had a separate feast on May 3 called the “Invention of the Holy Cross,” now celebrated only in a few local areas and by communities using the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Missal,
While some still debate whether the Shroud of Turin is a real artifact from Jesus’ tomb, the Church has instituted a few different feasts surrounding the “Holy Winding Sheet of Christ.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia explains the history of these various feasts with the different relics associated with Jesus’ Passion:
Continued below.
aleteia.org
Over the centuries the Church instituted a few different feasts surrounding elements of Jesus’ Passion.
For example, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 is often connected to the finding of the true cross by St. Helena. This event also once had a separate feast on May 3 called the “Invention of the Holy Cross,” now celebrated only in a few local areas and by communities using the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Missal,
While some still debate whether the Shroud of Turin is a real artifact from Jesus’ tomb, the Church has instituted a few different feasts surrounding the “Holy Winding Sheet of Christ.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia explains the history of these various feasts with the different relics associated with Jesus’ Passion:
Continued below.
Did you know May 4 is the feast of the Shroud of Turin?
The Shroud of Turin has its own liturgical celebration, though it is typically only celebrated in a few places in the world, such as a few cities in Italy.
aleteia.org
