Moreover, someone recently discovered that if you superimpose the face of the Shroud of Turin on the face of Jesus in the Vilnius image, they are nearly identical — yet, amazingly, St. Faustina had no access to an image of the Shroud! The Divine Mercy Image, therefore, and especially the Vilnius version, is truly a “living image,” filled with the Spirit, and of supernatural origin. Yet, there’s even more to its merciful grace. This “even more” has to do with something called “prophetic witness,” which we turn our attention to now. Tradition: Prophetic Witness. A terrible punster once said, “Prophets are not just for business.” Well, they’re not just for the Bible either. In fact, the Bible itself talks about the charism of prophecy, which continues within the life of the Church. (See Eph 2:20; 4:11-12; 1 Cor 14:1-5, 22-25, 29-32.) In other words, just as God raised up prophets in the Old Testament, so also, he gives his prophetic gift of the Spirit to holy men and women throughout the history of the Church, even up to our own day. What does it mean, though, to be a prophet? According to one of Pope Benedict XVI’s favorite books on prophecy, a prophet is someone who has a powerful experience of God that he is then called to share at a given time for the strengthening and Excerpt from Divine Mercy Image Explained. Click here to order
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