Saint Veronica

July 12th
Troparion (Tone 8)
Through thee the divine likeness was securely preserved, O Mother Veronica; for thou didst carry the cross and followed Christ. By example and precept thou didst teach us to ignore the body because it is perishable, and to attend to the concerns of the undying soul. Therefore, doth thy soul rejoice with the angels.

St. Veronica is the name given to the woman with the issue of blood who was healed by touching the hem of Jesus' garment. (Matt. 9:20) When the Lord was carrying the Cross to Golgotha, she stepped out of the crowd to wipe the Lord's brow with her veil. For this act of kindness, the Lord's likeness was transferred to the cloth. In fact, the name "Veronica" means "True Image" - "Vera Icon". She carried this with her always. She and her husband, Zacchaios, became missionaries for Christ, carrying the Gospel of Christ as far as southern France. It is said that she showed the icon not made by hands to Emperor Tiberius in order to heal him from an incurable disease. She also had a statue made of Jesus Christ, before which she prayed. It remained until the time of Julian the Apostate, who had it reworked into a statue of Zeus. St. Veronica entered into rest in the Lord after a long and fruitful life.

This icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas. This icon is one of the "cloud of witnesses" at St. Philip's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania.

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