The Holy Wounds of Jesus by Roger Behra

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The Holy Wounds of Jesus

By

Roger Behra, B. S. Education *

* Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico. He took five courses, 15 graduate hours, University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. 19 years experience teaching language arts in Arizona and Ohio, U.S.A. 10 years teaching religion in St. Ann Catholic School in Ohio, in addition.


Not many people are aware of the fact that 321 people in the history of the Catholic Church were chosen by God to suffer His Holy Wounds. They suffer the exact same five wounds that Jesus suffered as He was nailed to the cross. Very little has been said or written in the mass media or on television, and that should be big news, indeed. Hopefully, this communication will help this fact to become more widely know and understood.

The five wounds consist of the nails driven through both hands, both feet, and the wound to His side. The wounds of the crown of thorns and scouraging are separate, although one woman has been known to suffer the crown of thorns wound.

It is believed that God has allowed this to happen on rare occasions. Why? There are so many atheists, science educated, and other non-believers around in this word of ours, it seems that it´s God´s way of answering to those people. And as of now no field of science has an answer especially medical science. Many doctors and science people dismiss any eternal life after this life. So, it is an answer to them and to those that do not believe that Jesus was crucified, and that indeed, there is a life after our earthly life. It proves tht Jesus was crucified, died, and rose again, and the he exists to this day.

Some known stigmatists, dead or still alive, are Father James Bruse, living in Virginia, Father Gino, living in Italy, Christina Gallagher, living in Irland, Sister Agness Sasagawa, living in Japan, Saint Padre Pio, deceased 1968, Therese Neuman, deceased 1927, who lived for thirty years soly on the Eucharist, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Catherine of Siena, Amparo Cuevos, living in Spain, Mirma Nazzour, living in Syria, Maria Esperanza, living in Venezuela, Patricia, living in England, Eileen George, living in Massachusetts, and Gladys Zuiroga de Mota, living in Argentina. And stigmatists are becoming more numerous today.

Jesus suffered other wounds not suffered by stigmatists. His scourging left unbelievable wounds on His Body. Carrying the cross to Calvary left a severe shoulder wound. Jesus received 5,480 blows to His Body, and He lost 28,430 drops of blood during His passion and death on the cross. Jesus suffered wounds that stigmatists do not suffer. They suffer the last five wounds.

Medical science and other science, atheists, and other non-believers can deny whatever they wish, but they have to prove their disbelief. The living proofs of believers is around us in various parts of the world and in recorded world history and books. The stigmata is a reality and living proof, stigmatists are genuine, and so are the Holy Wounds of Jesus a genuine reality.

The stigmata is unexplainable by medical science. It´s not a coincidence that only Catholic, members of the only true Church, are stigmatists. And, finally, it´s no coincidence that the stigmata replicates the Holy Wounds of Jesus our Lord and Savior.

Sources:

Michael Freze, S.F.O. 1989. They Bore the Wounds of Christ. The Mystery of Sacred Stigmata. Catholic Saint Book. 350 pp.

Ted and Maureen Flynn. 1993. The Thunder of Justice, with preface of Malachi Martin. 458 pp.

Pieta Prayer Booklet. M L O R Corporation, 1186 Burlington Drive, Hickory Corners, MI, 49060.