Stigmata

     Stigmata are visible and invisible "sufferings" that relate to the Passion of Christ. The existence of stigmata have been recorded in history. Unbelievers now do not dispute them, but try to find natural explanations for them. Stigmata is to be like Christ for the expiation of sins committed in the world. Without the "sufferings", the wounds would only be a graphic representation of an empty symbol. Stigmata are examples of holy men and women living like Christ, they endure his sufferings for the sins of others.