Nicodemus and Veronica
Anne Catherine had said several times that in her small box of relics there must be one of Nicodemus, for she had had a vision of his nightly visit to Jesus.
Once the relic was found, she related the following:
I have seen that Nicodemus, after having returned from burying Jesus with Joseph and others, did not go to the Cenacle where some apostles had remained hidden, but went to his house. He had with him the linens that had been used to lower the body of the Savior from the cross. He was spied upon and watched by the Jews at every step. They took him prisoner and locked him in a room. They intended to leave him there all through the Sabbath and then bring him to trial. I saw an angel approach him during the night. There was no window in that room, but it seemed to me that the angel raised the roof and carried the prisoner over the walls of the building. I saw him that same night make his way to where the others were in the Cenacle. They hid him there, and when he learned of the resurrection of the Lord, Joseph of Arimathea took him with him and hid him for a certain time in his house, until he assumed with him the duties of distributor and dispenser. It was then that the cloths used in the deposition of Jesus fell into the hands of the Jews.
I saw a scene from the third year after the Ascension of the Lord, when the Roman Emperor summoned Veronica, Nicodemus, and a disciple named Epaphras, a relative of Joanna the wife of Chuza, to Rome. The Emperor wished to see and hear witnesses of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Epaphras was a disciple of great simplicity of mind and ready to please everyone in any service. He had been a servant of the temple and a messenger for the priests. He had seen Jesus together with the apostles after the first days of the resurrection and several other times. I saw Veronica next to the Emperor, who was ill, placed upon a tiered seat in front of a large curtain. The room was square, not very large. There was no window at all, but the light came from above, and some cords could be seen hanging from certain valves that allowed them to be opened or closed to let in air and light at will. There was no one in the room when Veronica entered; the servants had remained in the antechamber. I saw that Veronica had with her the Shroud and another cloth that had been used in the burial of Jesus.
She extended before the Emperor the holy Shroud, where the face of the Lord appeared imprinted on one of the sides. It was a long veil or large kerchief that Veronica used to wear around her neck or over her head. The image of the Savior was not as if it were painted, but seemed engraved with blood and was longer on one side. The Shroud had covered and surrounded the entire face of the Lord. On the other cloth, the bloody image of the entire scourged body could be seen. I believe it was a cloth with which they had washed the body before the burial. I did not see the Emperor be touched by those cloths, nor did he touch them. But I saw that he suddenly found himself completely healed upon seeing those objects. He wished to retain Veronica, to give her gifts, a house, and servants. She begged for the grace to return to Jerusalem so that she could die there where the Savior had died.
Then I saw in another scene that Pilate was summoned by the Emperor, who was very angry with him. I saw that Pilate, before presenting himself to the Emperor, placed on his chest, under his garment, a piece of the cloak of Jesus that the soldiers had put on Him. I saw him in the midst of the guards, waiting to appear before the Emperor. It seemed he knew of the Emperor's anger. When the Emperor appeared, I saw that he was truly indignant; but upon coming near Pilate, he suddenly became kind and benevolent, and listened to him with interest. When Pilate left, the Emperor became angry again and had him called back to his presence; but I saw him become benevolent once more, and I knew this came from the proximity of the Savior's cloak that Pilate wore on his chest. I believe I later saw Pilate, having already departed from there, languishing in desolation and misery.
As for Nicodemus, I saw him later mistreated by the Jews and left for dead. Gamaliel took him to a property of his, where Stephen had been buried. He died there and was buried there.