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3 days ago · The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross and the Way of Sorrow (Via Crucis in Latin), detail fourteen different moments on the day Jesus died. This prayer pilgrimage is a powerful way to grow closer to Jesus at any time of the year, though it is most popular during the Lenten season. “The cross of Christ, embraced with ...
5 days ago · First Line: Beneath the Cross of Jesus, Beneath the Cross of Jesus. I fain would take my stand— The shadow of a mighty Rock. Within a weary land; A home within the wilderness, A rest upon the way, [heat, From the burning of the noontide. And the burden of the day. 2 O safe and happy shelter, O refuge tried and sweet,
5 days ago · The tradition that Jesus fell three times beneath the weight of the Cross evokes the fall of Adam - the state of fallen humanity - and the mystery of Jesus' own sharing in our fall.
1 day ago · A crucifix is there at each celebration of the Eucharist. This is because at Mass the sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary is re-presented for us. We remember what he did for us and offer him to the Father along with ourselves. By the way, technically a crucifix is a cross with the body of Jesus while a cross is bare. The Coesfeld Cross.
4 days ago · And we read about it in our main passage this morning of 2 Peter 1:16-21. According to this passage, we can be confident that the gospel is true. Unlike so many other things in our society, the Christian gospel message of who Jesus is and what he’s done to rescue us has a solid foundation. According to Peter, that foundation consists of both ...
2 days ago · On the cross, Jesus teaches us that forgiveness, as opposed to reconciliation, can be unilateral, and does not require the involvement of both parties. I can, and I must, forgive my offender even if they have not asked for my forgiveness.
2 days ago · The price of justice in this world is suffering: Jesus, the true King, does not reign through violence, but through a love which suffers for us and with us. He takes up the Cross, our cross, the...
