Apostolate of the Divine Heart's Blog, page 4

The Mandylion

We also have a medium-sized, gorgeous Mandylion icon of Christ that was given to us years ago by the grandson of a Bulgarian female iconographer. The Mandylion depicts the image not made by human hands… More

Panagia Eleusa

We have also been given a small, but very beautiful, old Russian icon of the Panagia Eleusa. It shows the All-Holy Mother of God and the Christ child hugging her. The icon was written in… More

St Michael the Archangel

We also have in our custody this gorgeous and large canonical icon of St. Michael the Archangel, who is depicted as the angel of the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation). The icon was written some years… More

St Julian of Kenomania

We have just been given this beautiful icon print of St. Julian of Kenomania, that was released in 1896. It is #132 out of a total of 3000 icon prints of the saint that were… More

Another Vera Effigies relic

We have become the custodians of another Vera Effigies relic of the Holy Face. Touched to the veil of Veronica, the True Cross, and the spear of Longinus, this relic on linen cloth was engraved… More

Another true effigy of the Holy Face

We have become the custodians of another Vera Effigies relic of the Holy Face. Touched to the original Veil of Veronica, the True Cross, and the Spear of Longinus, this relic on linen cloth was… More

Our Lady of Springfield – Still missing

Shown on the left is the beautiful icon of Our Lady of Springfield. Written in 2013 and blessed on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, during the Divine Liturgy held at Clare Priory, Suffolk, UK,… More

Still missing

Shown on the left is the beautiful icon of Our Lady of Springfield. Written in 2013 and blessed on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, during the Divine Liturgy held at Clare Priory, Suffolk, UK,… More

In defense of the deification of the Virgin Mary

It is not infrequent that claims are made that the Virgin Mary is not deified, was not deified at conception, and has never been deified. This kind of claim seems to originate from the deep-seated… More

Relics – A gift from God

List of holy relics for which the Apostolate of the Divine Heart is custodian: 1. D.N.J.C. – 1st class (ex ligno vera cruce) 2. D.N.J.C. – 1st class (ex columna)  3. D.N.J.C. – 1st class (ex spina… More