We must carry the cross…
It is not enough to take the cross in our hands and kiss it. We must carry it.
–Saint John Bosco (1815-1888)
On the Way of the Cross…
On the Way of the Cross, you see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses. . . We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight — we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses, and make use of them to take us to heaven?
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
Reminder of the Cross…
Everything is a reminder of the Cross. We ourselves are made in the shape of a cross.
–Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
To the Cross…
It is to the Cross that the Christian is challenged to follow his Master:
no path of redemption can make a detour around it.
–Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905-1988)
The love of the Cross…
The love of the Cross in no way contradicts being a joyful child of God. Helping Christ carry His Cross fills one with a strong and pure joy, and those who may and can do so, the builders of God’s kingdom, are the most authentic children of God.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
Truly this symbol…
Truly this symbol [the Cross] is thought despicable; but it is so in the world’s reckoning, and among men; in Heaven and among the faithful it is the highest glory. –Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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