The Sound of Silence
It is Good Friday, when the silence of God is stronger than the noise of men.
Embracing the Cross of Christ
We must embrace the cross, though it may sound as though we Christians glory in weakness, cruelty, suffering, and death.
Witnesses in Holy Week
This week, we are witnesses of this spectacle: Jesus' death and resurrection.
Jesus leads us in dying to self
The gospel stubbornly reminds us of death, and not just any death, but the gruesome execution of the only human being to have surrendered perfectly to the will of God.
Humble King of Kings
As the king of all, Jesus could have come down from the cross, as the bystanders dared him to do.
What is the sign of the cross?
"The sign of the cross is a prayer."
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
While with his tongue the Suffering Servant made “intercession for transgressors” (Isa. 53:12), with torn flesh he made atonement for those who bruised him.
Cæli enarrant: Thorns, Cross, Crucifixion
Until our own end, Christ’s Passion remains the singular source of salvation and holiness — in the sacraments, and in our love of him by acts of penance, reparation, and solidarity.