Saint Veronica is the woman remembered for wiping Jesus' face with a towel on the road to Golgotha. During the 6th Station of the Cross we remember this act. When she wiped his face, the image of Christ remained on the towel. The relic has become her symbol.
She is the patron of laundry workers and photographers.
One of the Stations I have was written by Pope Benedict XVI and it says this:
"Lord, grand us restless hearts, hearts that seek your face. Keep us from the blindness of heart that sees only the surface of things. Give us the simplicity and purity which allow us to recognize your presence in the world. Impress your face on our hearts. May we encounter you along the way and show your image to the world."
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