The Turin Shroud
Despite the wind and rain this valiant priest braved the elements to
bring us a very thought provoking look at the Shroud as a way to know Christ
better. He described how the Sacrifice of Calvary was placed in history.
Jerusalem in that time was a place of political unrest, revolts and riots.
The message of Jesus Christ stood out in contrast to the other liberation
movements. Instead of denying the authority of the Romans He preached 'Give
to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, but give to God what belongs to God'.
Instead of defying the government He was given up to death. The Shroud
shows some details of the tortures Jesus endured for us. The blow from his
first interview with the Jewish chief priests and elders shows in His
swollen Face, the scourges are clearly seen all over His Body, some 120
weals left by the leather straps and 'dumbell' endings, the crown of thorns
had left blood marks all over His Head, carrying the cross left abrasions on
His Shoulders, the holes in His Wrists and Feet from the nails show that
they were driven in so that they would not tear through His Flesh, the oval
wound in His Side where the Roman lance let flow blood and water. Things
that all of us have heard before but how often do we think of these
expressions of Infinite Love. This is the price of our redemption.
Father Little has since passed away. Please pray for him.